Knutsford Town Council Offices (former prison governor’s house)

Knutsford Town Council Offices, originally built as the residence for the prison governor in 1846 by Edmund Sharpe, is a two-storey brick house with a hipped Welsh slate roof. The building is square in plan and features a central entrance accessed by steps. It has a three-window range, with an entablature above the doorcase and an overlight. The flanking sash windows consist of two- and four-pane designs, while the original twelve-pane sashes remain on the first floor. All windows are set within moulded stone architraves and have a plain stone still band. The structure includes a stone plinth, quoins, and a moulded parapet. A canted bay window on the left-hand return may be a later addition, and the house was extended by one bay to the rear in the late 19th century. The building has axial stacks. The interior has not been inspected.