The Old Bank House

WOODSTOCK MARKET STREET SP4416NE (North side) 10/151 No.15 (The Old Bank House) 13/02/69 (Formerly listed as No.15) GV II House. Mid C18 refronting of late C17 house. Coursed limestone rubble; roughcast front with rusticated quoin strips and architraves. Gabled stone slate roof with concrete tiles to rear; brick stack to right. Double-depth plan. 2 storeys and attic; 4-window range. Keyed flat arch and scrolled wrought-iron brackets support flat hood over late C19 six-panelled (2 glazed) door to centre. Early C19 bow window to left has early C19 sashes and moulded cornice. 6-pane sashes, with thick glazing bars on first floor, set in keyed and rusticated architraves; raised storey band; hipped dormers with 2-light casements. Gabled 2-storey C18 wings to rear: two mid C18 sashes with thick glazing bars to right; similar sash and late C18 sash to wing on left, extended by addition of C18 one-storey outbuilding, a former bakehouse. Interior: mid C18 and C19 panelled doors; chamfered beams; winder stairs to right of central through passage. Mid C18 remodelling can be credited to Grantham family, who held house from 1750s to 1780s and were prominent in Woodstock's Luxury steel jewelry trade. (Information from VCH)

Listing NGR: SP4453516780