Description

TG 2308 NW AGRICULTURAL HALL PLAIN
(South side)
16/8
23.10.70. No.2. (Hardwick House)
- II
Former bank converted into Post Office, now offices. 1866 by P.C. Hardwick with
C20 alterations. Bath stone. Roof not visible. Corner site. 2 storeys plus
semi-basement in King Street. Elevation to Agricultural Hall Plain. 3 bays with
single-storey bay to each side. Paired tetrastyle Ionic portico with 6 steps up
and balustraded parapet continuing across outer single-storey bays. Central door
with semi-circular arch and C20 glazed doors. Sash windows to each side with raised
and moulded surrounds. Sash windows in outer bays with pediments. Casement windows
at first floor with semi-circular arches having scroll keystone. Rusticated quoins.
Central open pediment with garlands and crown. Projecting balustraded cornice.
Elevation to King Street. Seven bays, one storey plus semi-basement, second storey
deeply recessed. First and seventh bays project slightly. One sash under per bay
in raised and moulded surround.

Listing NGR: TG2335708571

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26569985

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