Premises Occupied By Barclays Bank

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SO85SW 620-1/3/424

WORCESTER MALVERN ROAD (East side) No 1

(Formerly listed as No.1 Premises occupied by Barclays Bank, previously listed as: MALVERN ROAD No.1)

05/04/71

GV II

House, bank at time of listing. Probably late C18 with later additions and alterations. Stucco over brick with hipped slate roof, three end stuccoed stacks with oversailing courses and pots. Double-depth plan with central hallway and two-storey service range to rear at left, extended. Two storeys, two first-floor windows. 8/8 near-flush-frame, cambered-arched sashes with sills. Central entrance a six-panel door with overlight with decorative glazing bars and panelled reveals, in Doric porch with frieze and cornice with engaged pilasters. Stepped eaves band. Rear retains 8/8 cambered-arched sash and 6/15 staircase sash.

INTERIOR: retains original joinery including within entrance a four-panel, part-glazed door; panelled architraves with fleurons to angles.

Occupies a prominent corner site at the Junction of Malvern Road and Bransford Road and forms a group with Nos 5 and 7 Malvern Road (qv).