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

• Wikidata Q26573007

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Recommended Books

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)