Old Bank House is a Grade II listed building in the Southend-on-Sea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 January 1973. House.

Old Bank House

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Southend-on-Sea
Constituency
Southend West and Leigh MP: David Burton-Sampson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 January 1973
Type
House
Address
Old Bank House, 42, Leigh Hill, Leigh-On-Sea
OS grid reference
TQ 841 856
Coordinates
51.54, 0.65375
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Old Bank House is an 18th century timber-framed and plastered house that has been altered and extended in the 19th and 20th centuries. The rear section is weatherboarded, and the house is situated on steeply sloping ground, featuring two storeys on the north side and three storeys on the south side. A later 19th century brick addition with a parapet was constructed on the east side, and a two-storey music room and library were added on the south side between 1912 and 1913.

The north front of the original house has two window ranges, while the addition has one window range, all featuring double-hung sashes with glazing bars. The ground storey includes a three-light window. The south addition boasts a large mullioned and transomed splayed bay that rises through two storeys and is fitted with leaded lights. On the east side, there is a five-panel door with the upper panel glazed, framed by a panelled architrave and corner roundels featuring lion heads. The roof is hipped and covered with slate.

Inside, there are several 18th century features, including a doorcase with a shouldered architrave and a moulded panel inscribed with "Ye Old Bank House," along with carved enrichment. The staircase has cut strings, carved spandrels, turned balusters, and a "Corinthian" newel post, as well as a mantelpiece. The music room, which is now used as a studio, includes Art Nouveau features.

Local climate

Old Bank House receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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