Midland Bank

The Midland Bank, located at Nos 25 and 27 on Corsham High Street, is a house converted into a bank, dating from around 1820 to 1830. It is built of ashlar stone and features a low-pitched slate hipped roof with two ashlar stacks. The building is three stories high and has a three-window range, with a square plan and formal facades facing south and east.

Architectural details include a moulded cornice and parapet, with each floor framed by raised angle strips, a plinth, two floor bands, and a band beneath the cornice. The original design featured 16-pane outer windows and 12-pane center windows on both facades, but the ground floor now has plate glass sashes that replaced the original glazing bar sashes.

Both facades have an arched central doorway with a fanlight. The east front, facing High Street, has a six-panel door, while the south front, facing Post Office Lane, has a four-panel door and an ornate cast-iron porch with a tent roof. The porch includes pierced uprights, a pierced Gothic top rail, and a pierced scroll frieze with a vase centerpiece. Old photographs indicate that there were matching railings and a gateway leading to Post Office Lane.