Old Bank House is a Grade II listed building in the Fenland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 November 1981. House. 3 related planning applications.
Old Bank House
- WRENN ID
- quartered-porch-dale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Fenland
- Constituency
- North East Cambridgeshire MP: Steve Barclay (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 November 1981
- Type
- House
- Address
- Old Bank House, West End, March, PE15 8DR
- OS grid reference
- TL 415 967
- Coordinates
- 52.55051, 0.08692
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Old Bank House is likely a house dating from the mid to late 17th century, although it was remodelled in the mid-19th century. It is constructed of soft red brick in English bond, with a mid-19th century stucco finish imitating stone ashlar. The roof is slate-covered, featuring a mid-19th century ridge stack with four octagonal shafts on a rectangular base. Parapetted gable ends have similar stacks at the ends.
The house has a main range with an outshut to the rear. The two storeys and attic are visible in the principal elevation, which displays three shaped gables from the mid to late 17th century. These are framed by rusticated pilaster strips. The outer gables have moulded reveals to a cross-frame casement in the attic, positioned above a two-storey canted bay window. The central gable contains a casement within a stepped arch topped with a dripmould, above a Roman Doric porch leading to a slightly off-centre entry. The doorway has a rusticated surround and a panelled door.
The interior consists of a central hall and stairbay, flanked by a dining room and parlour. A staircase from the 18th century features an open string, column balusters to the newels, and a moulded rail.
Local climate
Old Bank House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2018
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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