St. Joseph's Convent, York. Heritage Statement and Building Recording (OASIS ID: yorkarch1-316192)

This report presents the results of a heritage assessment of St. Joseph's Convent, Lawrence Street, York, looking at the history of the buildings, description of the buildings, the significance, and the impact of the proposal on the property. The property stands to the southwest
of York city centre, approximately 280m from Walmgate Bar (Figure 1). The full extent of the property, before redevelopment, was 6.8 acres of predominantly agricultural land. A survey of The Lodge, The Extern and the grounds was undertaken on 30th January 2018. Further research was undertaken online. St. Joseph's Convent has previously been divided with the Cloister redeveloped for student communal areas while student residential units were built on the agricultural areas. The remit of this Heritage Statement is to focus on the buildings of the Lodge and the Extern. The Lodge was previously known as the Priest's House and is referred to as such in archaeological reports and Heritage Statements commissioned prior to the undertaking of this document. In this document this building will be referred to solely as the Lodge to reflect the developer's use of this term. Whilst the whole site is generally known as St. Joseph's Convent, it is also known as St. Joseph's Monastery, as seen on the sign above the archway gate. The term monastery encompasses a building or complex of buildings which housed the domestic and workplace quarters of both monks and nuns, whether living in communities or alone.