NHER 13474 (Building record) - Old Bank House, 3 Norwich Road

May 1965. Listed, Grade II.*
Listing Description:
Early 18th century, with later remodelling. Red brick, pantile roof. .Two storeys and attic. Sash windows with flat rubbed arches and key blocks. Earlier house had shaped gables to east and west, moulded brick string courses and corner pilasters with moulded caps. Later parapetted facade added to south with moulded string course at parapet base. 2-1-2 facade, centre bay slightly recessed. Central door with rusticated brick surround. Gable chimney stacks and one stack off-centre. corner pilasters with moulded caps. Leaded first floor casement on west side. North elevation has two pedimented dormers with leaded lights. Mullion transom casements with leaded lights. Later bay window with sashes. Interior: two ground floor and two first floor rooms with 18th century panelling. Two storey height entrance hall with original front wall supported on columns. Staircase with two tumed balusters per tread may date from refronting. First floor fireplace with bolection-moulded surround.
Information from (S1).

March 1978. Visit.
Building called Bank House in (S2), but not to be confused with site NHER 7400. Marked as 'Inn' on Ordnance Survey but not so now. No name on house. Originally a 17th century red brick house with shaped gables, angle pilasters and string course, it has had added on south a five bay, two storeyed front with recessed centre bay, pedimented doorway, giant angle pilasters and parapet - about 1710, in different brick from original.
E. Rose (NAU), 21 March 1978.

There is said to be an inn called the Angel marked on the site on a map of 1613, but the (S1) (grade II*) dates the house to the early 18th century remodelled in the later 18th century. As the latter apparently refers to the facade, this seems improbable as the style is that of around 1710, as stated above, and thus one would expect the core to be 17th century at least. There is said to be fine internal panelling (not mentioned on (S1)) and that the house was used as a bank in the 18th century by Copemans and later Gurneys.
E. Rose (NLA), 1 December 2000.