Common Bank House

Common Bank House is an early 18th-century house located in Ashover, originally with an address on Abraham’s Lane. It is constructed of rubble, primarily limestone, with gritstone dressings and a slate roof. The south facade has three bays. The two left bays feature two-light windows with stone architraves and mullions of stepped profile, with an outer chamfer and an inner square arris. A small, blocked opening with plain reveals is located on the ground floor to the left, followed by a doorway with plain reveals and a sandstone lintel. To the right of this doorway is another, leading into the third cell, with a window opening featuring a rebated and chamfered surround. A window opening at first-floor level above the second doorway was covered by boarding at the time of survey. The roof has a brick ridge chimney cap between the first and second bays, and remains of a stone cap on the east gable. The interior, which was not fully examined, has beamed ceilings with exposed joists and floorboards on the ground floor. The middle room contains a stone fireplace with an iron grate and water boiler. The house was derelict and unoccupied at the time of survey in March 1992.