Description

TL 6463 NEWMARKET HIGH STREET (including EXNING) 7/96 Nos 58 and 60 28.11.50 (Barclays Bank)

GV II

Bank with offices above. Formerly known as Buckingham House; mid C18. with C20 alterations. 5 windows, 2 storeys and attics. Red/brown brick with quoins and parapet of red brick, gauged brick string course, moulded timber fascia-gutter with dentils. Plaintiled roof with hipped plaintiled dormers having small pane sashes; gable chimneys of red brick. Sash windows with flat arches of gauged red brick, sashes replaced without glazing bars C20. Pair of 3-panelled entrance doors with architrave and oblong fanlight having radial glazing bars; the doors recessed between panelled reveals, with entablature on Doric columns. Limestone steps. To left an annexe (No.60), 2 windows, storey and attics; perhaps formerly stabling, much altered C20. Red brick with parapet and string course. Slated C20 mansard roof with recessed dormers. Sash windows with gauged brick flat arches, the sashes replaced C20. The entrance doorway identical to that of No.58 perhaps a C20 copy. Some good joinery of the mid/late C18 on the 1st floor; fine staircase up to 2nd floor with moulded handrail and turned balusters, newels with drop finials; the landing and a number of rooms have sunk-panel led dados and window shutters, 3-panel doors and other good joinery.

Listing NGR: TL6440963458

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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