Listed Building record MDO15146 - Old Bank House, Long Street, Sherborne
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Summary
A building of 16th or early 17th-century date with front and rear elevations in early 19th-century Gothic Revival style. The front of the building is covered in stucco and pebbledash with decorative features including a pierced parapet with Gothic arcading. Surviving features of the interior are reported to include moulded ceiling beams and a 17th-century staircase. The building was the premises of the Sherborne and Dorsetshire Bank, which was established in the middle of the 18th century and merged with the National Provincial in 1843.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
(ST 63981655). Old Bank House (NAT). (2)
The Bank House. Built early in the C16th and has a late C17th addition on the south-west. Much reconstructed in the last century. (1)
The Old Bank House. The front and rear elevation are in early C19th Gothic-Revival style. Grade 2*. (3,4)
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 220.
- <2> SWX1197 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1:2500 scale. 1:2500. 1964.
- <3> SWX1290 Monograph: Newman, J, and Pevsner, N. 1972. The Buildings of England: Dorset. 385.
- <4> SDO17491 Scheduling record: DOE (HHR). 1973. List of Buildings of Special Historic and Architectural Interest: West Dorset Urban District of Sherborne. 105.
- <5> SDO12545 Digital archive: English Heritage. 2006. Listed buildings data disk.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 887523.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 63977 16532 (18m by 31m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST61NW |
| Civil Parish | Sherborne; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 61 NW 86
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 887523
Record last edited
May 17 2022 3:01PM
