Description

This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 28/03/2017

SD 6178 NW,
5/92

MARKET SQUARE (east side),
No. 9 (Former Trustee Savings Bank)

(Formerly listed as: No 6 (Trustee Savings Bank))

12.02.62

GV

II

1847 by Thompson and Webster of Kendal. Two storeys. Ashlar, rusticated ground
floor. Slate hipped roof. Three chimneys. String, frieze, and eaves cornice.
Three-bay symmetrical facade to Market Square. Central bay breaks forward slightly
carrying open pediment and stone bellcote. Second floor framed by coupled Doric
pilasters, repeated on the return. Windows with architraves, sashed with all glazing
bars. Central window first floor of two round headed lights sunk within round headed
frame with single roll on arris. Ground-floor windows have cornices on moulded consoles. Front doorway with architraves is protected by enclosed porch. Porch is
enriched with coupled Doric pilasters which support an entablature with a continuous
moulding of guttae, above which stands the contemporary relief inscription "SAVINGS
BANK. Front porch pierced by round arch with roll moulding, keystone carved as
console, paterae in spandrels. Sides of porch treated similarly. Above cornice
coupled dies enclose cast iron balcony. Bellcote has round headed opening and consoled open pediment. The sides and back of the building are of rough coursed stone
and rubble. They continue the eaves cornice with central open pediment. The back
has round headed staircase window sashed with all glazing bars. Two stone piers of
former forecourt walls survive but wall itself altered.

Listing NGR: SD6121278625

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26438881

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)