Description

BAKEWELL

SK2168 BATH STREET
831-1/4/21 (North side)
13/03/51 Bank House: No.1

GV II

Part of enlarged house. c1700 core refronted mid-late C18,
altered C19. Ashlar sandstone gabled facade to Bath Street
otherwise rubble limestone; stone slate and concrete tile
roof.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 2-window range. C18 gable-end has plinth,
chamfered quoins and bands over ground- and first-floor
windows; the upper band linked to gable copings to form a
simple pediment. Projecting stone sills and raised surrounds
to 6/6 sashes. Attic space lit by casement with glazing bars
in keyed oeil-de-boeuf.
Right return: right part, set back, has conservatory porch
enclosing part-glazed double doors in architrave with cornice
on consoles; 6/6 sash above. To left is a C20 bowed casement
beneath late-C19 margin-glazed sash with coloured glass.
Left return: ground floor with casement and 8/8 sash; first
floor with 6/6 sash and C18 casement of two 18-pane lights.
Corbelled brick stack on right, another brick stack at eaves.
INTERIOR: front ground-floor room has late C18 painted wooden
panelling with recess to rear.
Contemporary fireplace has crinoidal limestone hearth to
original iron grate in mottled marble slips; eared architrave
with egg-and-dart moulding; carved frieze with scrolls and
floral motifs in relief. Moulded plaster ceiling border of
exotic fruit.
Stair hall: late C18/early C19 staircase with square rods to
wreathed handrail which ramps to turned newels. Grey marble
fireplace with iron grate to first floor.
2 principal-rafter trusses with diagonal struts and each with
central doorway; one has door of 3 elm planks with wooden
latch, the other original door laid down as part of flooring
in centre bay. Straight wind braces to large-scantling
purlins.
Interlocked and formerly with access to Nos 2 and 3 Bank House
(qv). The whole range at one time served as a school.

Listing NGR: SK2175968613

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26440994

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)