Manor House

SE 3457 KNARESBOROUGH WATERSIDE (south side) 6/205 No 12 Manor House 5.2.52 GV II

House. Probably mid - late C17, with late C19 restoration. Timber frame with stone, rendered. Roof of stone slates with some Westmorland slates near ridge. 2-storey, L-shaped plan with projecting 2-storey porch on south side of east wing. C20 board door and glazed double door under porch, C19 fenestration. External stack at south end of west wing, gable stack at east end of east wing, both rendered but with upper parts renewed in brick. Interior: entrance hall has stone flag floor, timber post, panelled partitions and large open fireplace, restored. An entrance passage from Waterside originally behind the fireplace. Main living room at south end of west wing has fine carved panelling with arcading and scrolls. Fireplace with masks and date 1661 in overmantle. Similar fine panelling to the room above, which is associated with Oliver Cromwell. C20 extension to east end of east wing. The chequered paintwork originally extended over the ground floor and dated from before the late C19 restoration. W A Atkinson, Knaresborough and its Manor Houses. A Kellett, Knaresborough in Old Picture Postcards, 1984, p 32. H Speight, Nidderdale, 1906, p 39.

Listing NGR: SE3469157126