NHER 11596 (Building record) - Barclays Bank, Market Place

Barclays Bank, 17 Market Place.

September 1976. Field Observation.
Visited by E. Rose (NAU).
A six bay 17th century house with shaped gable, rectangular 'telescoping' chimneys and pantiled roof, now much altered by 19th century additions.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 30 September 1976. Information from record card (S1).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 December 2023.

February 1979. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Late 17th-/early 18th-century front range, early 19th-century corner (north-east) and long 17th-century rear (south) wing. Early 20th-century embellishments.
Late 17th-/early 18th-century front range: stuccoed brick; steeply pitched black-glazed pantile roof with Dutch gable end, brick chimney stacks at ends, brick dentil eaves; two storeys; first floor six windows, restored sashes with glazing bars, two small sashes in architraves, ground floor sashes in architraves and entablature at floor level.
Early 19th-century corner (north-east) projects: stuccoed; low-pitched hipped roof with black-glazed pantiles; two storeys; first floor two sashes with glazing bars; ground floor pilasters with entablature at floor level and segmental-headed windows and doorway with keyblocks; ground floor, early 20th-century, projects beyond east end and is bowed.
Long 17th-century wing at rear (south): stuccoed; steep black-glazed pantile roof with brick coped gable end; one storey and attic; seven early 20th-century sashes in architraves with continuous cornice over; two small flat-roofed dormers."
Information from (S2).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S2) for the current listing details.
P. Watkins (HES), 20 December 2023.

Area railings to the south-east and a high boundary wall extending to the south are both explicitly included in the listing for 17 Market Place. These are now recorded separately as NHER 67876.
P. Watkins (HES), 21 December 2023.