Description

ASHOVER
SK36SE KNOTCROSS ROAD
1264-0/8/64 (North side)
31/01/67 Knotcross Farmhouse
II
House. Early C17, with C20 alterations and additions. Coursed
squared and rubble gritstone with ashlar dressings, coped
gables with moulded kneelers, a central ridge stack, and a
concrete tiled roof. T-plan house, with central lobby
entrance. South elevation of 2 storeys with attics and 3 bays,
with a central doorway within a chamfered quoined surround,
with a substantial lintel beneath a drip mould. To the west, a
restored 3-light recessed chamfered mullioned window. To the
east, a similar 4-light window, both beneath drip moulds. At
first floor level, a small single-light opening sits above the
doorway, flanked by restored 4-light recessed chamfered
mullioned windows. To the west end, a further 2-light window.
All joinery, including a planked door with a glazed panel to
the upper half, is of C20 date and stained. The west gable has
a single C17 light with moulded surround to the apex. The rear
wing has 2 and 3-light chamfered mullioned windows, without
hoodmoulds. C20 flat-roofed infil extension between rear range
and western part of main range.
INTERIOR: heavily beamed ceilings throughout with exposed
floor joists. Central stack incorporates 2 hearths, that to
the western hall with wide cambered lintel, that to the
eastern parlour with a more modestly sized plain surround. C17
square panelling in a first floor bedroom, and the remnant of
a C17 winder stair to the attic floor.

Listing NGR: SK3560460503

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26551327

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Recommended Books

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock