2,4, Kirkgate

A pair of houses, dating from the mid-to-late 18th century, and subsequently altered in the mid-19th century and 20th century. The building has a rendered exterior and a Westmorland slate roof. It is three storeys high, with three windows on the first floor. A six-panel door, with a traceried overlight, is situated to the right of a central 19th-century shop window with a wooden surround containing two panes of glass. To the right of the door is a four-pane sash window set within a flush wooden frame. A blocked doorway, with a two-pane overlight, is positioned to the left of the shop window, and a four-pane sash window is set far to the left. The first floor features a bay window with sash windows, and two further 16-pane sashes. The second floor has a 12-pane unequally-hung sash window alongside two 20-pane sashes. A dentilled eaves cornice runs along the top of the building. Brick end stacks are present, with the stack on the left being brick and the stack on the right being rendered. The house on the right was formerly the Post Office in 1851. The entire property is now incorporated into the butcher’s shop premises at numbers 44 and 46 Market Place. The building is shown on the 1851 Ordnance Survey map of Knaresborough.