Description

SO 3289 BISHOP'S CASTLE C.P. MARKET SQUARE (north side)

11/60 Old Bank House
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28/7/50
GV II

House, now flats. Mid- to late-C18 with early-C19 alterations and
addition. Red brick with coursed limestone rubble plinth and hipped
slate roof. Square plan. 3 storeys. Plinth, and deep eaves; integral
stack at front off-centre to right, C19 semi-integral end stack to left
and stack to right at rear. 3 bays; glazing bar sashes with gauged
brick heads, blind in right-hand bay; central C20 six-panelled door
with 8-part rectangular overlight, pilastered surround, and consoles
supporting triangular-pedimented hood. 3-bay south front. One storey
red brick early-C19 addition to north with deep eaves to hipped slate
roof, glazing bar sash to left and C20 six-panelled door to right,
both with cement-rendered lintels. Interior: early- to mid-C18 dog-
leg staircase rising 2 storeys with open string, shaped tread-ends,
turned balusters (2 per tread), ramped moulded handrail, and fluted
Corinthian columns as newel posts.

Listing NGR: SO3236689028

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26306225

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings