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Bank Chambers

A Grade II Listed Building in Headland and Harbour, Hartlepool

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.6869 / 54°41'12"N

Longitude: -1.2054 / 1°12'19"W

OS Eastings: 451323

OS Northings: 532716

OS Grid: NZ513327

Mapcode National: GBR NG07.TN

Mapcode Global: WHD6F.GG79

Plus Code: 9C6WMQPV+QR

Entry Name: Bank Chambers

Listing Date: 8 June 1984

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1250116

English Heritage Legacy ID: 432351

ID on this website: 101250116

Location: Old Town, Hartlepool, County Durham, TS24

County: Hartlepool

Electoral Ward/Division: Headland and Harbour

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Hartlepool

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham

Church of England Parish: Hartlepool St Oswald

Church of England Diocese: Durham

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Description


HARTLEPOOL CHURCH STREET NZ 5132 (north side) 11/56 Nos 71 to 72 (Bank Chambers) 8.6.84

- II

Bank, now commercial building, c. 1913. Sandstone ashlar, roof not visible. Restrained Baroque style. 3 storeys, 5 bays. Banded rusticated ground floor has entablature with modillion cornice. The 2 outer bays project slightly and hold double doors, with patterned overlights, in enriched architraves with paterae and angle lion masks. Ornate scrolled triple keys run through bayleaf friezes and modillion cornices. Panels over : 'BANK' and 'CHAMBERS'. Middle bays have long windows (modern glazing) in plain reveals, with enriched plaques between bearing insignia. First-floor windows have continuous projecting sills and alternate triangular and segmental pediments above entablatures, middle one: an aedicule with Ionic pilasters; blind balustrades below and plinths in outer bays where giant rusticated quasi Ionic pilasters flank the windows and support top entablature with modillion cornice, and short end-bay towers with raised panels; balustraded parapet between the towers. Square 2nd-floor windows in eared and shouldered architraves.

Listing NGR: NZ5132332716

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