The Beverley Treasure House

The original grade II listed building, designed by architect John Cash, was completed in stages with Beverley Library, on the ground floor, opening in 1906 and Beverley Art Gallery on the first floor in 1910. The idea and funding to build a public Library and Art Gallery came from Beverley-born businessman John Edward Champney (1846–1921). In 1928, an extension was completed to the East side of the building to house a new reference library on the ground floor, occupied by East Riding Registration & Celebratory Services from late 2024, and a lecture room on the first floor, now used as the Art Gallery exhibition space. Initial plans were drawn up in 1997 for a contemporary extension to the…

The older parts of the building are constructed of red brick, with sandstone banding, stone and terracotta dressings, and mainly tiled roofs. The original block has three bays flanked by end bays with shaped gables, and to the right is an entrance bay. Recessed on the right is a later gabled range, linked by a two-storey block. The entrance bay has a distyle Ionic portico, above which is a mullioned and transomed bay window, and a copper-covered roof.