Knaith Hall

Knaith Hall is a country house located on the east side of Church Lane. It represents a complex building history spanning from the 15th century through to the 20th century, with successive phases of development clearly visible in its structure and architectural detail.

The building is constructed of rendered and colourwashed red brick with some colourwashed brick, mock timber framing, and ashlar. The roofs are pantiled with sections of slate and plain tiles, with decorated eaves in places. Two coped gables are prominent, and the building features four large projecting stacks on the east side: three with tall paired angle shafts and one with four tall angle shafts. Additional stacks include a single gable stack, a ridge stack, and a lateral stack. A small raking dormer with a casement sits on the east side. The building rises to two storeys with an attic on the east side.

The west front spans 12 bays. To the left are three lower bays dating to the early 19th century. The remaining nine bays date to the 17th century, remodelled in the 18th century with a plinth, decorated eaves, and mid-19th-century mock timber framing. An off-centre doorway to the right features a broad wooden 19th-century doorcase with broad angled shoulders, flat head, hood mould, and a late 18th-century fanlight with a partially glazed door containing large diamond panes. Three bays to the right of this doorway project slightly at irregular angles, each containing late 18th-century windows with broad angled shoulders, flat heads, and large diamond panes.

A 19th-century cast iron veranda with four slender columns, latticework, and a glass lean-to roof runs in front of the doorway and adjacent window. A large late 18th-century splayed bay window to the left of the doorway contains three windows, with the central window featuring a round head; all have large diamond panes and a continuous 19th-century hood mould. To the left of this are two narrow casements followed by two three-light casements, the right with a broad moulded cornice (likely 17th century) and the left with a narrow 19th-century moulded cornice. Beyond these is a small narrow fixed light with a small sliding sash to its left. Three three-light sliding sashes with segmental heads in the 19th-century range are positioned with three more three-light sliding sashes with segmental heads above. Two three-light casements to the right follow, the left with a narrow 19th-century moulded cornice and the right with a broader 17th-century moulded cornice. A large round window to the right incorporates large glazing bars and a small two-light casement. A 19th-century splayed bay window further right contains a central three-light casement flanked by single two-light casements. A three-light casement with a 19th-century moulded cornice sits beyond to the right, followed by a two-light casement with a wooden lintel.

The south end features a three-bay late 18th-century loggia with plain columns, moulded capitals, and three arches with broad angled shoulders and flat heads. Beneath the loggia is a single window with three windows above, all exhibiting broad angled shoulders, flat heads, and large diamond panes. The loggia is roofed with plain tiles.

The east front spans 12 bays with four large early 19th-century brick stacks, two 19th-century lean-to additions, and a long projecting 19th-century block featuring round-headed windows and large diamond panes. Single windows flank the stack to the left with broad angled shoulders, flat heads, and large diamond panes. Two long casements are positioned to the right of the projecting block, with a glazing bar sash beyond. A doorway to the right has a segmental head and a partially glazed door. Two large garage openings occupy a low 19th-century range to the right, with a three-light sliding sash with segmental head to the right. A single late 18th-century window appears to the right of the southernmost projecting stack, displaying broad angled shoulders, flat head, and large diamond panes. A two-light sliding sash follows to the right, with a three-light sliding sash beyond (one light blocked). Three sliding sashes alternate with two casements further right. Two three-light sliding sashes with segmental heads sit above the garage doors. A projecting room to the east is fitted with 20th-century columns.

Interior features include 15th-century brickwork intact in the cellars, two late 18th-century white marble fireplaces, and a plain 19th-century staircase.