Description

CORSHAM HIGH STREET
ST 8770
(west side)
5/206 Nos 25 and 27 (Midland Bank)
(formerly listed as No 27)
12.72
GV II

House, now bank, c1820-30, ashlar with low pitched slate hipped
roof and 2 ashlar stacks. Three-storey 3-window range, square
plan with formal fronts to south and east. Moulded cornice and
parapet and each floor framed by raised angle strips, plinth, 2
floor bands and band under cornice. Originally 16-pane outer
windows and 12-pane centre windows to both facades, but ground
floor plate glass sashes replace original glazing bar sashes.
Both fronts have arched centre doorway with fanlight. East front
to High Street has 6-panel door. South front to Post Office Lane
has 4-panel door and ornate cast-iron porch with tent roof.
Pierced uprights, pierced Gothic top rail with pierced scroll
frieze over with vase centrepiece. Old photographs show matching
railings and gateway to Post Office Lane.

Listing NGR: ST8720370426

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26573007

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)