1 Fawcett Street

Listed former pub in York, England September 2026 September 2026 1 Fawcett Street Toto's The ParagonMarket TavernCattle Market Inn York pubs - the former Cattle Market Inn, Fawcett Street - geograph.org.uk - 8172683.jpg White-painted, rendered two-storey building The building in 2025 Public house (former); originally a house 53.9537 -1.0756 region:GB_type:landmark inline,title Fawcett Street, York, England yes Late 18th century (probable) 1983 (as a pub) 1830 (converted)20th century (altered and extended) Converted to restaurant use totositalian.com yes Grade II Listed Building 1 Fawcett Street 14 March 1997 1257860 y none 1 Fawcett Street is a Grade II listed former public house at the corner of Fawcett Street and Paragon Street in York, England. Thought to date from the late 18th century, it was converted into a pub around 1830 and later traded under several names, including the Paragon, the Market Tavern and the Cattle Market Inn. The building was included in the Central Historic Core conservation area in 1968. It is now occupied by the Italian restaurant Toto's. History The building stands at the corner where Fawcett Street meets Paragon Street, close to Fishergate Bar and the city walls. It is thought to date from the late 18th century and originally served as a house.1257860 1, Fawcett Street II 25 September 2026 It was converted into a public house around 1830 and later received 20th‑century alterations and an extension. It has traded under several names, including The Paragon, the Market Tavern, and, in 1838, the Cattle Market Inn. The 1851 directory of Kingston-upon-Hull and York records Hannah Vause at the Paragon, with the address given as Cattle Market,General Directory of Kingston-upon-Hull, and York, 1851 https://leicester.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/313754/rec/2 495 University of Leicester 25 September 2026 while the 1885 directory for York lists John Mason at the Cattle Market Tavern, with the address as Cattle Market and Paragon Street.Directory of York, 1885 https://leicester.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/330235 587 University of Leicester 25 September 2026 The 1913 Kelly's Directory of the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire records William Henry Jarratt at the Cattle Market Inn on Paragon Street.Kelly's Directory of N & E Ridings of Yorkshire, 1913. [Part 2: York & Hull] https://leicester.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/82445/rec/1 120 University of Leicester 25 September 2026 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 25 September 2026 and on 14 March 1997, the building was designated a Grade II listed structure. Although the English Heritage description recorded the building as a public house when it was listed, anecdotal accounts state that it had closed as a pub in 1983. The premises are now in use as the Italian restaurant Toto's.Gordon Maxine 15 July 2023 Recognise this corner of York? It looks different now! https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/23657202.recognise-corner-york-looks-different-now/ The Press 25 September 2026 Architecture The building has rendered brickwork above a painted base, with timber surrounds to the doors and windows and a timber cornice along both street fronts. The roof is covered with pantiles and has rendered brick chimneys, one of which is shortened. On the Fawcett Street side, the front has four bays over two storeys. The doors and windows are set within timber surrounds with simple fluted detailing and small projecting hoods, including one supported on grooved scroll brackets to the right of the main entrance. The central doorway, reached by steps, has six moulded panels; the door at the left end is made of two leaves, each with two panels. The ground‑floor windows are fixed lights with opening top sections, arranged as two lights to the left of the entrance and three to the right. A shaped sill band continues across the right‑hand part of the front. The upper storey has three sash windows with 16 panes each. The Paragon Street front is also two storeys and has three bays. A blocked door with glazing and panelling stands to the left of two two‑light windows, all matching the treatment on the Fawcett Street side. The first floor contains two 16‑pane sash windows. See also Yorkshire Listed buildings in York (outside the city walls, southern part) References External links 1 Fawcett Street, York https://www.totositalian.com/ Category:18th century in York Category:18th-century establishments in England Category:Grade II listed pubs in York Category:Houses completed in the 18th century Category:Houses in York