FORMER TRUSTEE SAVINGS BANK - Kirkby Lonsdale - List Entry

  • Description

    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....
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    Historic England
  • Source

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    Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1145757
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
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