6, THE BANK

6, THE BANK

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1201305
Date first listed:
22-Feb-1973
List Entry Name:
6, THE BANK
Statutory Address:
6, THE BANK
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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1201305
Date first listed:
22-Feb-1973
Date of most recent amendment:
28-Nov-1994
List Entry Name:
6, THE BANK
Statutory Address 1:
6, THE BANK

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:
6, THE BANK

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

District:
County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Barnard Castle
National Grid Reference:
NZ 05041 16302

Details

BARNARD CASTLE

NZ0516SW THE BANK 770-1/6/178 (East side) 22/02/73 No.6 (Formerly Listed as: THE BANK (East side) Nos.6-10, 10A AND 12 (Even))

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House, later 2 shops and flat with ground floor shop on The Bank and second shop on left return to Newgate. Late C18 with early C19 shop. Coursed squared hammer-dressed stone with quoins and painted tooled ashlar dressings; roof of stone slates with stone ridge and brick chimneys. 3 storeys; 1-window range, with 2-storey, 3-window, range to Newgate. Elevation to The Bank has moulded plinth and ashlar stall-riser to full-width projecting shop front: foliage capitals on slender angle pilasters, and wood mullions and transoms to 4-light window under entablature. Painted stone surrounds to plain sashes above. Roof hipped at left, gabled at right with stone coping resting on moulded kneeler. Ridge chimneys at right and on rear range. Left return to Newgate (formerly to a lane but now revealed by demolition of corner house): steps up to shop front at right with central door recessed between plate-glass windows in slender pilasters and entablature, with corner paterae. Blocked window to left, and step up to inserted door to left of that. Plain surrounds to 3 first-floor sashes. INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: NZ0504216302

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
388807
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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© Crown copyright [and database rights] 2026. OS AC0000815036. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100024900.© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2026. All rights reserved. Licence number 102006.006.

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