The Knappings

The Knappings is a house likely dating from the 15th century, originally a cruck-framed hall house. It was altered in the late 16th century, with a north bay added in the 18th century and the house subsequently encased in brick. 20th-century extensions have been added to the left and centre. The house has a timber frame with the appearance of timbering on the brick extensions, and a renewed tile roof. A brick stack is also present.

The original house was a two-bay open hall, which was altered in the 16th century with rebuilding at the south end to create a large, heated parlour; the hall was then floored over to create chambers. The 18th-century bay provided a back kitchen or dairy, with a room above, likely used for cheese making. The long, two-storey front elevation has irregular window placement. On the left of the centre is a single four-light window to the first floor, and two to the right; one is a late 20th-century replacement and the other features oak mullions and four lights, with iron casements and leaded lights, likely dating from the 18th century. A 20th-century buttress is also present, and a door is located to the left of it. The south gable has a more regular appearance, with a two-light attic window and a five-light oriel bay on the ground floor, featuring oak ovolo-section mullions. Further oak-mullioned windows are present at the rear.

The interior reportedly contains a winder stair in the northwest corner of the parlour. The original north end wall retains a cruck truss with a saddle apex. Further crucks exhibit ogee or double curves, and there is an open cruck truss. The foot of the truss is exposed along the east wall of the hall. Small, square panels of timber framing are exposed on the east wall of the parlour. Chamfered beams with shoulder-step stops are found in the parlour and parlour chamber, with the parlour chamber beam placed axially. The fireplaces in the hall and parlour are similar, with chamfered stop jambs and cambered wooden lintels. The roof has three levels of purlins visible, with the middle one original and showing evidence of smoke blackening.