Knells House

Knells House is a house, dated 1824, attributed to John Dixon. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar with a lead hipped slate roof. The building has two storeys and a facade of three bays facing the entrance, extending to five bays on the south-east facade. A stepped tetrastyle portico with plain Ionic columns, a moulded entablature and cornice provides access. The entrance is framed by a plain surround with a moulded projecting cornice supported on scrolled console brackets. Ground floor windows have hollow-chamfered tripartite surrounds with cornices on scrolled console brackets. Upper floor windows have plain surrounds, with the central window featuring a cornice on scrolled console brackets. A rusticated plinth, a plain string course, a dentilled and moulded cornice, and a parapet complete the exterior. The south-east facade exhibits double-bay pediments flanking a recessed entrance bay, with squared pilaster surrounds to the entrance, supporting a moulded cornice. Ashlar chimney stacks are present. The property was sold by the Dixon family in 1872 and later divided into seven flats. Records indicate that John Dobson worked on the building for John Dixon in 1845.