Description

CORSHAM HIGH STREET
ST 8770
(west side)
5/215 No 61 (The Old Bank House)
20.12.60
GV II

House, C17 altered in early to mid C18, rubble stone with stone
tiled roof and end wall stacks. Two-and-a-half storeys, 5-window
range. Three coped dormer gables with saddlestones and parapets
between, apparently built up later, and three 2-light recessed
cyma-moulded mullion windows with hoodmoulds and small-paned
lights. Main floors have raised plinth, raised ashlar angle strips
and dripcourse over first floor. Five first floor large 12-pane
sashes in raised moulded surrounds, 4 ground floor plate glass
sashes in narrower segmental-headed raised surrounds with keystones
and central door in moulded architrave with pediment on console
brackets. Six-panel door. Large ashlar paired rear wings with 16-
pane sash windows.
Interior has fielded panelled shutters and window seats, fielded
panelled doors and C17 stair to first floor with scratch moulded
rail and newels with acorn finials.

Listing NGR: ST8725070556

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26572863

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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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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)