45,46, Saturday Market

Nos 45 and 46 on Saturday Market in Beverley are mid-18th century buildings constructed of painted brick with a pantiled roof. They rise three storeys high and feature a parapet with stone coping. The façade includes three windows with near-flush frames, hung sashes, and glazing bars. There are two single shop fronts from the mid-19th century, which have been reglazed with plate glass.

Inside, the buildings showcase a wealth of carved details that likely originated from Hotham House, indicating a slightly earlier period. A notable feature is the impressive staircase that spans three storeys, characterized by an open string design and pseudo-cantilevered upper stages, along with carved balusters, plain newels, and a simply moulded handrail. There is also a simpler back staircase with a closed string.

Most of the upper floor rooms are wainscotted with fielded panelling up to dado height. The back room on the first floor is fully lined with fielded panelling and features fluted Doric pilasters flanking the chimneypiece. All doors are fitted with fielded panels, and some have fine brass locks, as the house was owned by locksmith John Tygar around 1766. Throughout the property, there are fielded panelled window seats and fielded shutters.

The principal room on the first floor boasts a moulded dentilled plaster cornice and elaborate carved window architraves in the style of William Thornton, who was the joiner at Hotham House. The rear room on the first floor also has fielded panelling with Doric pilasters. One of the second-floor rooms features a mix of plain boarded partitions, reused 17th-century panelling, and 18th-century fielded panelling, along with a bolection moulded chimneypiece and moulded cornice.