9, Kneesworth Street is a Grade II* listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1976. A Medieval Hall house.
9, Kneesworth Street
- WRENN ID
- under-granite-clover
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1976
- Type
- Hall house
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- 9, Kneesworth Street, Royston, SG8 5AA
- OS grid reference
- TL 355 407
- Coordinates
- 52.04879, -0.02414
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 9 on Kneesworth Street is a 15th-century hall house that has been altered at the front. It features a red brick plinth, colour-washed brick and plaster, and an old tiled roof with a cornice. The building stands two storeys high, with the first floor overhanging. There are three first-floor sash windows and a 19th-century shop front with a cornice supported by consoles. The timber framework displays close studding and includes a pair of arched braces with diagonal struts. A notable feature is the 15th-century triple light window with wooden mullion mouldings and cusped ogee arches. The interior of the first floor retains remnants of the hall. Historically, this building served as the Privy Kitchen of King James I's Palace. Nos. 5 to 13 (odd) form a group.
Local climate
9, Kneesworth Street sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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