Lloyd's Bank

LLOYD'S BANK, HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1084851
Date first listed:
09-Jun-1952
List Entry Name:
Lloyd's Bank
Statutory Address:
LLOYD'S BANK, HIGH STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1084851
Date first listed:
09-Jun-1952
Date of most recent amendment:
19-May-1986
List Entry Name:
Lloyd's Bank
Statutory Address 1:
LLOYD'S BANK, HIGH STREET

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
LLOYD'S BANK, HIGH STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Kent
District:
Tunbridge Wells (District Authority)
Parish:
Cranbrook & Sissinghurst
National Grid Reference:
TQ 77526 36020

Details

CRANBROOK HIGH STREET TQ 7736 SW & TQ 7736 SE (south side) 9/146 & 10/146 Lloyd's Bank, (formerly 9.6.52 listed as Woodside (Loyd's Bank Ltd)) GV II

Cloth hall, now bank. Late C15, floored in C16, restored in early 1950's. Timber framed on random rubble plinth with restored half timbered and close studded front with some curved braces, of which only a small monority are original timbers. Plain tiled roof with jettied gabled cross wing to left. Carved bargeboards on return gable. Side stack to left on stone-dressed brick chimney breast with off-sets. Jetty to left under gable with moulded bres- summer. 2 storeys. Irregular four window front with 2 windows on both floors under gable, and 2 windows on block to left. Wood-framed lattice casement cross-windows except those on both floors to right, triple, width casements. Doorway in centre, Tudor arched with boarded and ribbed door. Interior: The frame is intact, though heavily restored and the structure is of exceptional interest. The jowls of the wall posts can be seen on the first floor. Heavily roll moulded primary ceiling beams and chamfered second arm ceiling beams with decorated lamb's tongue stops, on ground floor. Low Tudor-arched roll moulded fire surround. Redundant crown post roof with side purlins and ties from side purlins to collar purlin. Collar purlin crown post roof over solar.

Listing NGR: TQ7753736011

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
168995
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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