Listed Building: 48, KING STREET (1388356)

KNUTSFORD SJ7478 KING STREET 792-1/3/44 (West side) 15/01/74 No.48 (Formerly Listed as: KING STREET Nos.48 AND 50) GV II House, now in commercial use. C16 or earlier, refronted 1907. Timber-framed and brick with slate roof. 2-storeyed, the main gable facing street with small range at right angles, parallel to street. Gabled range apparently the earliest part of the building, although it is possible that the right-angled range has been rebuilt. Gabled range refronted, but side elevation framed in large square panels with arch-bracing, with intermediate horizontal and vertical rails, 3 bays deep. Inserted windows in this facade, but the remains of a wood mullioned window at ground floor. Facade to street dated 1907: brick to ground floor with 6-light shop window, the doorway in the right-hand return. The cambered tie beam in the gable may be original, the rest of the facade clearly dates from 1907. Right-hand bay rendered, probably over brick. 6-light shop window to ground floor, and 3-light gabled dormer in roof. INTERIOR: not inspected. Listing NGR: SJ7526278604