A 700-year-old building on one of York’s most historic streets has been hit for the fourth time by a lorry.

On Friday the 6 March early morning, The Old York Tea Room which dates to 1316 was hit by an HGV keeping the business shut until the 13 March.

The historical building was part of the Grade I listed Lady Row on Goodramgate and due to crucial damage, the owners said it would remain closed until surveyors have assessed the impact.

Co-owner of the tea rooms Tony Vickers explained previous owners have said there were two earlier incidents.

He said that he and his husband had taken over the medieval tourist attraction in 2022 and have faced exposing the historical woodwork which is now exposed to the elements.

An Insurance claim has been made to pay for the damages caused to the tearoom.

Mr Vickers told the BBC news: “The biggest cost to us is not actually going to be cost of repair, it’s going to be the cost of the loss of earnings.

“At the moment, we can’t use the tearoom as intended because all our seats are upstairs where the damage has happened.”

The owner of the Classix piercing studio, Geoffrey Harvey, is on the opposite side of Goodramgate, he stated he often sees issues with HGVs due to the narrow roads and shape of the buildings.

It was confirmed that the lorry pulled forward and clipped the edge of the building.

In a post to Facebook, The Old York Tea Rooms said: “Again. This is the real damage to our beautiful house. When will they do something about it?

In a post to Facebook, The Old York Tea Rooms said: “Again. This is the real damage to our beautiful house. When will they do something about it?

“This happened this morning. We have just been alerted by our neighbours. We have cctv and a reg number of the huge lorry which did this. Not again!!! Arrrggghhhh.”

A month after the opening I checked on the tearooms, the damage is still there a month after the opening however business is back to normal.

Pat Cullum from the Holy Trinity Church located behind Lady Row, told the BBC: “My fear is that at some point there will be a very serious collision, and the damage might be irreparable.”