Description

HORSFORTH DRURY LANE
SE 23 NW
LS 18 (west side)
8/128 Upper Bank House
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- II

House, now office. Late C18. Sandstone ashlar, slate roof. Rectangular
double-depth plan, plus projecting wing at right-hand end. Two storeys,
symmetrical, in classical style; 1st floor sill band carried round; central
Ionic porch protecting double doors (volutes of left column damaged, doors
altered); tall 15-pane sashed windows at ground floor, 12-pane sashes at
1st floor; moulded cornice and low parapet carried round; low-pitched hipped
roof with 2 chimneys. Two-bay left return wall matching the front except for
canted bay window to rear at ground floor. Projecting at right-hand end a
single-storey pavilion with doorway in re-entrant side and 2 windows in the
front, matching others at ground floor.

Interior: open-string staircase with scrolled brackets, slim turned
balusters, ramped handrail; some moulded plaster cornices.

Listing NGR: SE2364237821

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26545150

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Recommended Books

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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings