19–23 Walmgate

Listed terrace in York, England September 2026 September 2026 19–23 Walmgate Duke of York (No. 23)Mawson's Pet Foods 19 21 and 23 Walmgate York Jul25.jpg Terrace with shopfronts The terrace in 2025; No. 19 is on the right Terrace of former houses; later commercial premises 53.9572 -1.0770 region:GB_type:landmark inline,title Walmgate, York, England yes Late 17th and early 18th century Late 19th century (refronted; shopfronts of Nos. 21–23)20th century (altered; shopfront of No. 19) Mixed commercial and residential uses yes Grade II Listed Building 19, 21 and 23, Walmgate 14 March 1997 1256371 y none 19–23 Walmgate is a Grade II listed terrace on Walmgate in York, England. Built as three houses in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, it was refronted in the late 19th century and altered in the 20th, with No. 19 given a 20th‑century shopfront and Nos. 21 and 23 retaining late‑19th‑century ones. The terrace has had a variety of occupants, including the Duke of York public house at No. 23 in the 19th century and long‑running businesses operated by the Mawson family, whose final enterprise, Mawson's Pet Foods, closed in 2000. Today No. 19 houses the Japanese restaurant Shiitakeya, while Nos. 21–23 are occupied by the bubble‑tea store Mooboo. History The terrace on Walmgate originally comprised three houses, dating from the late 17th and early 18th centuries.1256371 19, 21 and 23, Walmgate II 27 September 2026 It was refronted in the late 19th century and altered in the 20th; No. 19 has a 20th‑century shopfront, while Nos. 21 and 23 retain late‑19th‑century shopfronts. The 1851 directory of Kingston-upon-Hull and York records Thomas Masterman and a post-office receiving house at No. 21, and Daniel Linfoot at No. 23; there is no entry for No. 19.General Directory of Kingston-upon-Hull, and York, 1851 https://leicester.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/313694/rec/2 476 University of Leicester 27 September 2026 The Ordnance Survey map surveyed in 1851 and published the following year shows the Duke of York public house, in the position corresponding to the present No. 23.1852 York Sheet 12 https://maps.nls.uk/view/231287106 maps.nls.uk Ordnance Survey 27 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20251001204322/https://maps.nls.uk/view/231287106 1 October 2025 live The 1885 directory for York lists James Mawson, a baker and provision dealer, at No. 19, the saddler Frank Johnson at No. 21, and Mrs Mary Crow at the Duke of York Inn at No. 23.Directory of York, 1885 https://leicester.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/329908 260 University of Leicester 27 September 2026 The inn appears on the 1891 Ordnance Survey map.1891 York - Yorkshire CLXXIV.6.25 https://maps.nls.uk/view/231287205 maps.nls.uk Ordnance Survey 27 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20251001202049/https://maps.nls.uk/view/231287205 1 October 2025 live The 1913 Kelly's Directory of the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire records the corn dealer James Mawson at Nos. 19–21, and William Hesp, a machinery broker, at No. 23, indicating that the Duke of York had closed by this date.Kelly's Directory of N & E Ridings of Yorkshire, 1913. [Part 2: York & Hull] https://leicester.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/82522/rec/1 62 University of Leicester 27 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260925215848/https://leicester.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/82522/rec/1 25 September 2026 live In 1968 the site was included within the newly established Central Historic Core conservation area,York Historic Environment Record Conservation Area: Central Historic Core Conservation Area (Conservation Area 1) https://her.york.gov.uk/Designation/DYO1700 her.york.gov.uk City of York Council 27 September 2026 and on 14 March 1997, Nos. 19–23 were designated a Grade II listed building. The terrace stands between No. 17 and No. 25, both also Grade II listed.1256369 17, Walmgate II 27 September 2026 yes1256377 25, Walmgate II 27 September 2026 yes The Mawson family traded from Nos. 19–23 for over a century; the final business, Mawson's Pet Foods, closed in 2000.14 February 2001 York landmark store to close https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7946824.york-landmark-store-to-close/ The Press 27 September 2026 The area behind the terrace was later converted into an apartment complex named Mawsons Court.22 August 2001 Not very flat-tering https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7938461.not-very-flat-tering/ The Press 27 September 2026 No. 19 is now occupied by the Japanese restaurant Shiitakeya,Shiitakeya https://www.yorkshire.com/york/food-drink/restaurants/shiitakeya yorkshire.com 27 September 2026 and Nos. 21–23 are the home of the bubble tea store Mooboo.Mooboo York https://www.yorkshire.com/heworth/food-drink/tea-rooms/mooboo-york-the-best-bubble-tea yorkshire.com 27 September 2026 Architecture The front has mixed finishes: orange‑brown brick on No. 19, painted brick on No. 21, and white‑washed render on No. 23. All have timber shopfronts. Nos. 19 and 21 have a moulded timber eaves band and pantile roofs, while No. 23 has a slate roof. thumb|left|alt=Painted shopfront with recessed glazed double doors between plate‑glass windows|No. 19's shopfront in 2023 The frontage is two storeys. Nos. 19 and 21 each have two upper windows; No. 23 has three, with the centre one blocked. No. 19 has a shopfront with plain uprights and a wide fascia carried on tall grooved brackets, with recessed glazed double doors between plate‑glass windows above panelled bases. The shopfront to Nos. 21–23 has fluted uprights, a sloping fascia and a moulded cornice on shaped brackets. At the left end are recessed double doors with moulded panels; the shop door to No. 21 is part‑glazed and panelled. The windows are plate glass above moulded panel bases. The first‑floor windows are single‑pane sashes, arched on Nos. 19 and 21 and square‑headed on No. 23, with painted sills on Nos. 21 and 23. See also Yorkshire Listed buildings in York (within the city walls, southern part) References External links 19, 21 and 23 Walmgate, York Shiitakeya website Category:17th century in York Category:18th century in York Category:17th-century establishments in England Category:18th-century establishments in England Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 17th century Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 18th century Category:Grade II listed buildings in York Category:Grade II listed pubs in York 19–23