NHER 66852 (Building record) - The Bank, King's Staithe Square

The Bank, King's Staithe Square. Previously recorded under NHER 22427.

Late 18th-century counting house, built on site of port tollbooth.

December 1951. Listed Grade II.
Listing Description excerpt:
"Counting House built for and used by The Lynn Bank in 1782, founded by Richard Bartlett, Joseph Gurney, Joseph Taylor and John Birkbeck. Brick. Roof not visible. One storey. Entrance in east gable: pedimented with double-leaf panelled doors beneath a seven-vaned fanlight under a segmental arch. Etiolated Ionic pilasters to doorcase. To left is a plain recessed bay containing one sash window with glazing bars. North elevation consists of a short blind wall right and left, that to west now pierced by a late 19th-century sash. Three rendered bays divided by Ionic pilasters and separating three round-headed sash windows with glazing bars. Dentil cornice."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 April 2023.

(S2) notes that in 1782 Gurney's Bank opened in Bank House and in 1788 Gurney's Bank leased and demolished the tollbooth and rebuilds it as a Counting House. In 1869 Gurney's Bank vacated this building and moved to the former Hogge House, later Barclay's Bank.
This information is obviously slightly different to that presented in (S1).
Previously recorded under NHER 22427.
A. Cattermole (King's Lynn UAD), 22 November 2018. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 April 2023.