| HER Number (PRN): | 13450 |
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| Name: | Old Bank House, MARKET SQUARE, Bishops Castle |
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| Type of Record: | Building |
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| Protected Status: | Conservation Area: Bishop's Castle |
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| Listed Building (II) 1054556: OLD BANK HOUSE |
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Monument Type(s):
- HOUSE (mid to, Late 18th century - 1760 AD to 1799 AD)
Summary
A mid to late 18th house, now flats, which are protected by Grade II Listing.
| Parish: | Bishop's Castle, South Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SO38NW |
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| Grid Reference: | SO 3237 8903 |
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Related records
| 00145 | Related to: The Castle, Bishops Castle (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
House, now flats. Mid- to late-C18 with early-C19 alterations and addition. Red brick with coursed limestone rubble plinth and hipped slate roof. Square plan. 3 storeys. Plinth, and deep eaves; integral stack at front off-centre to right, C19 semi-integral end stack to left and stack to right at rear. 3 bays; glazing bar sashes with gauged brick heads, blind in right-hand bay; central C20 six-panelled door with 8-part rectangular overlight, pilastered surround, and consoles supporting triangular-pedimented hood. 3-bay south front. One storey red brick early-C19 addition to north with deep eaves to hipped slate roof, glazing bar sash to left and C20 six-panelled door to right, both with cement-rendered lintels. Interior: early- to mid-C18 dogleg staircase rising 2 storeys with open string, shaped tread-ends, turned balusters (2 per tread), ramped moulded handrail, and fluted Corinthian columns as newel posts <2>
<00> Shropshire County Council SMR, Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards, SMR Card for PRN SA 13450 (Card index). SSA20722.
<01> Ministry of Town and Country Planning, 1949-Sep, Provisional List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Bishop's Castle Municipal Borough), p6 (List of Buildings). SSA21912.
<02> Department of the Environment (DoE), 1985-Jan-02, 4th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, p32 (List of Buildings). SSA11408.
<03> Anon, 1981-Aug, Old Bank House, Bishops Castle (Photograph). SSA14039.
Sources
| [00] | SSA20722 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 13450. |
| [01] | SSA21912 - List of Buildings: Ministry of Town and Country Planning. 1949-Sep. Provisional List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Bishop's Castle Municipal Borough). Provisional List. p6. |
| [02] | SSA11408 - List of Buildings: Department of the Environment (DoE). 1985-Jan-02. 4th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Vol 498-0. List volume. p32. |
| [03] | SSA14039 - Photograph: Anon. 1981-Aug. Old Bank House, Bishops Castle. Black and white. 35mm. |
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 3 2006 9:21AM |
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