St Johns House
ST JOHNS HOUSE, 2, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1149902
- Date first listed:
- 05-Feb-1952
- List Entry Name:
- St Johns House
- Statutory Address:
- ST JOHNS HOUSE, 2, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1149902
- Date first listed:
- 05-Feb-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 12-Dec-1985
- List Entry Name:
- St Johns House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ST JOHNS HOUSE, 2, CHURCH LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ST JOHNS HOUSE, 2, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Knaresborough
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 34714 57363
Details
SE 3457 KNARESBOROUGH CHURCH LANE (west side) 6/102 No 2 (St John's House) 5.2.52 (formerly listed as No 2 St John's Cottage)
GV II
House. C16 with later alterations. Timber frame and stone, pantile roof. 2 storeys, 3 bays, with aisle along west side. Ground floor cased in grit stone, upper floor is timber framed, with large curved braces and close studding. 6- panel door with gabled hood between bays 3 and 4, flanked by 3-light C20 windows. Bay 1 has 2 large C20 windows with small panes, one in former door position. First floor: 2 windows of 2 lights and 1 window of 3 lights; slightly projecting frames, all renewed mid C20. End stacks and stack between bays 2 and 3, all rendered. Rear: rendered walls, C20 door and windows. Aisle roof of pantiles with lowest courses of stone slate. Left return: rendered and lined. C20 window first floor, right; small attic window above. Right return: side-sliding sash with glazing bars to ground and first floors. Timber framing visible at first floor and gable. Large stone external stack, rendered. Interior: beams and joists survive. Large stone fireplace between bays 1 and 2 with monolithic mantle block. Stairs, probably repositioned, at rear of house, have fine turned balusters of C17 type. Upper rooms ceiled over at collar height. North Yorkshire and Cleveland Vernacular Buildings Study Group Report Number 39 (1970).
Listing NGR: SE3471357359
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 330770
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
North Yorkshire and Cleveland Vernacular Buildings Study Group Report in Report Number 39, (1970)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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