Lloyds Bank

Lloyds Bank is a building that was originally a substantial town house, dating from the 17th century, with a front added in the mid-18th century. It was reorganised when it was converted into a bank in the 20th century. The structure is made of brown brick, with the ground floor rendered, and features a Kent tile roof. The main range runs parallel to the street, although the ground floor arrangement was altered in the 20th century when the 17th-century staircase was moved to the rear. There are three short wings at the back, each with hipped roofs.

The front of the building has two storeys and a regular six-window range. It features a parapet with stone coping and a brick cornice band. All upper windows have rubbed brick flat arches and stone sills, with hornless sashes—some of which are original—set in reveals. The top half-storey windows have six panes, while the first-floor windows have twelve panes. The ground floor was carefully remodelled in the 20th century, featuring two large tripartite sash windows with glazing bars and a cash-point with a glazed overlight. There is a doorway to the left with a canopy supported by console brackets.

Inside, there are notable features including large fielded panels from the late 17th century on the ground floor and a more extensive series on the first floor. There is also a late 17th-century open well staircase (not in its original location), which has three turned balusters on each stair, with the centre one fluted, and elaborate newels with a moulded rail. A rear room contains earlier 17th-century panelling (not in situ), with each panel featuring a central painted motif set in a formal surround. The discovery of this painted panelling generated significant interest, as documented by Rev S W Wheatley in 'A House in Rochester High Street, Numbered 69 and 71', published in Archeologia Cantiana, volume XXXVIII in 1926.