Description

TQ 5946 NW TONBRIDGE HIGH STREET

3/120 No 139

GV II

Former bank, now offices.c1860 in Italianate style. Originally a branch of
the London and County Bank. Red brick in English bond with Bath stone
dressings. Roof concealed by parapet. 2 tall brick chimneystacks. 3 storeys
and basement, 4 windows. Large and elaborate stone cornice with brackets
and square floral motifs. 2nd floor has 4 round-headed arched windows with
moulded architraves and horns. 1st floor has 4 segmental-headed sashes with
cornices above and aprons below with console brackets and vermiculated
friezes. Fascia with the lettering "London & County Bank" almost rubbed
out and 2 blank panels. Ground floor has 4 round-headed arches with half
columns with composite heads, keystones depicting bearded ancients and
floral cornice above. 2 central round-headed windows. At each end are 6
fielded panelled doors with decorative iron grilles above. Under the
central windows are iron spikes and cambered openings to basement.

Listing NGR: TQ5909646690

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26645217

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Recommended Books

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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)