Halifax Building Society

HALIFAX BUILDING SOCIETY, HIGH STREET

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1359263
Date first listed:
30-Jun-1966
List Entry Name:
Halifax Building Society
Statutory Address:
HALIFAX BUILDING SOCIETY, HIGH STREET

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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1359263
Date first listed:
30-Jun-1966
Date of most recent amendment:
07-Dec-1987
List Entry Name:
Halifax Building Society
Statutory Address 1:
HALIFAX BUILDING SOCIETY, 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
HALIFAX BUILDING SOCIETY, HIGH STREET

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

County:
Lincolnshire
District:
South Holland (District Authority)
Parish:
Holbeach
National Grid Reference:
TF 36072 24827

Details

HOLBEACH HIGH STREET TF 3624-3724 (north side)

16/64 Halifax Building Society (formerly listed as Midland 30.6.66 Bank)

II

House, now offices. 1786, late C19, C20. Red brick with ashlar and colourwashed ashlar dressings, some render. Roof hidden behind coped parapet which has a painted band extending under 2 rendered gable stacks. 3 storeys with basement, 3 bay front with central bay projecting slightly topped by pediment containing decorative datestone; first and second floor painted bands. Basement with 2 C20 glazing bar fixed lights with concrete lintels. Late C19 rusticated ashlar porch with doorway with semi-circular head, decorative fanlight and keystone. Porch flanked by pilasters on tall plinths and with entablature. Porch return walls each with single glazing bar sashes. Porch flanked by single Venetian windows with plain sashes. 3 glazing bar sashes above. All windows with pointed flush wedge lintels and keystones. Original hall with dentillated cornice. Room to west of doorway with 2 alcoves each with imposts, keystones and fielded panels. Fluted pilasters flank windows as they do in another ground floor room. First floor south windows with eared architraves. Remants upstairs of C18 staircase with moulded pendant newels, stick bannisters and moulded handrail. Ground floor fireplace to rear with dentillated cornice and sides decorated with foliate drops.

Listing NGR: TF3607224827

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
198026
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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