Description

SD 86 SW
4/6

GIGGLESWICK
BANKWELL ROAD
(west side)
Bankwell

GV
II

House. c1830 with C18 origins and later c19 alterations. Dressed stone, hipped
slate roof. Double pile plan. Gable end entry. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Entrance porch
has Tuscan pilasters and entablature. Moulded surround to recessed entrance;
6 panel door, upper 2 glazed; rectangular glazed fanlight. Right-hand ground floor
and 2 upper floor windows have projecting sills and 16 pane sashes. Left-hand gable
has projecting eaves. Gable-end stacks. To right is later Cl9 bay which formerly
joined Bankwell to Parish room (q.v). One window per storey. Garden front in left-
hand return 2 storeys, 4 bays, 2 centre bays recessed. Sashes. Upper floor sill
band. Interior: C18 cellar to eastern (right-hand) part of house. Early Cl9 dog-leg
staircase, open string, turned balusters, ramped handrail. Eastern range has C18
chamfered King post roof trusses with V struts. Western range has c1830 King post
roof of machine sawn timber with V struts.

Listing NGR: SD8127963933

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26603286

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Recommended Books

• 
  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)