History

C18. Old photographs show the basic structure of an C18 house to have survived, formerly it appears to have been whitewashed, with 2 large Georgian shopwindows across the 3 left bays, arched doorway in fourth and sash in the fifth.

Exterior

House, stucco fronted and altered possibly in conversion for National Provincial Bank ca1890, slate roof and modern brick end stacks. Two and a half storeys, 5-window range, 3 bays and 2 bays. Overhanging eaves with paired brackets, broken for 3 hornless 12-pane sashes, half-dormers with flat roofs. First floor has 5 ca1890 4-pane sashes in slim raised surrounds, grouped 3 to left and 2 to right and not aligned with windows above. Ground floor 5 bays, 3 windows, main door to bank and door to upper floors framed in row of pilasters with swollen capitals and entablature. In front of main door, in wider bay, entablature is broken forward and carried on 2 matching square piers. Plate glass sashes to windows, modern main door and overlight and 4-panel door with overlight in final bay.

Interior

From first to second floor 2 flights remain of original mid C18 staircase, twisted balusters, moulded rail and square newels. Flat balusters to upper landing.

Reasons for Listing

Group value.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29489113

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)