38, 40 and 42, King Street is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 January 1974. Cottage.

38, 40 and 42, King Street

WRENN ID
burning-beam-jackdaw
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Tatton MP: Esther McVey (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 January 1974
Type
Cottage
Address
38, 40 and 42, King Street, Knutsford, WA16 6DW
OS grid reference
SJ 753 785
Coordinates
53.30313, -2.37175
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

38, 40 and 42 King Street are a row of three cottages, with one currently used for commercial purposes. They date from the early 17th century and have been extensively altered, particularly around 1920. The cottages are timber-framed, partially plastered and painted, with brick in the gables and rear elevation. The roof is covered with shingles, with some plain tiles at the rear. The buildings are one and a half storeys high and feature five inserted or renewed dormer windows in the roof. The layout varies: No. 38 appears to be a single-unit, while the others have two-unit plans.

No. 38 has a door in a lean-to porch against the gable wall, with a window inserted in the early 20th century featuring wood mullions and a transom, small leaded panes, and latticed upper lights. No. 40 has a part-glazed and panelled door next to a stack on the right, with a small two-light window above it, covered by a canopy. Its main window is identical to that of No. 38. No. 42 also has a part-glazed and panelled door next to a stack, with three-light latticed windows on each side, each with shallow wood canopies above. An additional doorway was inserted in the gable wall when it was converted to shop premises. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

38, 40 and 42, King Street sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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