45,46, Saturday Market

TA 0339 BEVERLEY SATURDAY MARKET (west side) 9/335 Nos 45 and 46 2.7.69 GV II* Mid C18. Painted brick. Pantiled roof. Three storeys. Parapet with stone coping. Three windows near-flush-frames, hung sashes with glazing bars. Two single mid C19 shop fronts, reglazed with plate glass. The interior incorporates a great deal of carved detail of a slightly earlier period, almost certainly reused from Hotham House. Very fine staircase through three storeys, open string, pseudo-cantilevered in upper stages, carved balusters, plain newels, simply moulded handrail. Simpler back stairs with closed string. Most upper floor rooms wainscotted with fielded panelling to dado height, first floor back room has fielded panelling all over and fluted Doric pilasters flanking chimneypiece. All doors have fielded panels and some fine brass locks (the house belonged to a locksmith, John Tygar c1766). Fielded panelled window seats throughout, and fielded shutters. Principal first floor room has moulded dentilled plaster cornice and elaborate carved window architraves in the manner of William Thornton (who was the joiner at Hotham House). Rear first floor room has fielded panelling with Doric pilasters. One second floor room has mixture of plain boarded partitions, reused C17 panelling and C18 fielded panelling, bolection moulded chimneypiece with moulded cornice.

Listing NGR: TA0327439581