The Old Bank House

THE OLD BANK HOUSE, 61, HIGH STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1284057
Date first listed:
20-Dec-1960
List Entry Name:
The Old Bank House
Statutory Address:
THE OLD BANK HOUSE, 61, HIGH STREET
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1284057
Date first listed:
20-Dec-1960
List Entry Name:
The Old Bank House
Statutory Address 1:
THE OLD BANK HOUSE, 61, 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:
THE OLD BANK HOUSE, 61, HIGH STREET

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

District:
Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Corsham
National Grid Reference:
ST 87250 70556

Details

CORSHAM HIGH STREET ST 8770 (west side) 5/215 No 61 (The Old Bank House) 20.12.60 GV II

House, C17 altered in early to mid C18, rubble stone with stone tiled roof and end wall stacks. Two-and-a-half storeys, 5-window range. Three coped dormer gables with saddlestones and parapets between, apparently built up later, and three 2-light recessed cyma-moulded mullion windows with hoodmoulds and small-paned lights. Main floors have raised plinth, raised ashlar angle strips and dripcourse over first floor. Five first floor large 12-pane sashes in raised moulded surrounds, 4 ground floor plate glass sashes in narrower segmental-headed raised surrounds with keystones and central door in moulded architrave with pediment on console brackets. Six-panel door. Large ashlar paired rear wings with 16- pane sash windows. Interior has fielded panelled shutters and window seats, fielded panelled doors and C17 stair to first floor with scratch moulded rail and newels with acorn finials.

Listing NGR: ST8725070556

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Legacy System number:
315242
Legacy System:
LBS

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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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