Description

SE 3457 KNARESBOROUGH KIRKGATE
(south side)

6/152 and 8/152 Nos 1, 3 and 5, with no
25 Castlegate. (Nos 1,3 and
15.5.68 5 Kirkgate formerly listed)

GV II

Row of 3 cottages, now 3 shops and cafeteria. Early C17 with alterations in
C19 and C20. Timber-framed, rendered, graduated stone slate roof left,
(no 1) pantile roof to right (nos 3 and 5). 2 storeys with attics, 3 bays,
no 25 Castlegate in rear of no 1. No 1 (left) - half-glazed 4-panel door to
right of 6-pane shop window with C20 fascia board over all. First floor:
large C19 shop-window above with cambered arch and wooden architrave. End
stack left. Left return: plain door (no 25 Castlegate) with dentilled
cornice, on left, into rear outshut of no 1. Bow window of 28 panes to
right of door, bowed walling below; 16-pane sash above, 4-pane side-sliding
sash in gable. Central external stack. Sash in blocked doorway with wooden
architrave and cornice, to right of stack. Nos 3 and 5 Kirkgate: ground-
floor openings, left to right: 6-pane shop window, half-glazed door in plain
frame; 2-pane shop window and half-glazed door in C19 casing; C20 plate-
glass shop window. Roofed passage to rear of property, far right. First
floor: left: 4-pane sash; centre: side-sliding sash with glazing bars;
right: blocked board door with glazed centre panel. Ridge stack centre. A
plaque on the wall states that the building was recorded in a 1611 survey of
the town as a "hospital for 6 poor folk", and that it retains the original
wooden framework. Parallel range attached to rear - not of special
interest. Interior: ceiling beams and joists visible. Roof not inspected
at resurvey.

Listing NGR: SE3497557005

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26442761

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)