Knapp House

Knapp House is a timber-frame house dating back to the 14th century, with alterations from the 17th and early 19th centuries, and a late 20th-century restoration. The house is timber-framed with rendered infill set on a plinth of coursed rubble, and has a tile roof. Originally consisting of three bays aligned north-east to south-west, the two northern bays formed an open hall. A stack is located on the south gable, partially enclosed by a 20th-century framed extension. The north-west front features two storeys in the centre, raised in the early 19th century, with two windows; these include a 3-light and a 2-light casement. The ground floor has two pairs of 3-light windows fitted with 20th-century wooden mullions, along with a 3-light casement to the right. The single-storey 20th-century extension has two 3-light casements. A 20th-century tiled canopy, supported by cruck blade pieces, shelters the central entrance. The framing is three panels high. Inside, the central truss of the hall is a cruck with arch-braced collar and raking cusped struts above. The northern bay of the hall contains an intermediate collar truss with similar struts. Mortices in the collar suggest the presence of a spere truss. A lean-to, originally housing the lower end of the house, has been demolished. The hall floor was likely inserted in the 17th century. The fireplace in the upper end features moulded jambs, likely of medieval origin.