18, Castle Street

CIRENCESTER

SP0201 CASTLE STREET 578-1/6/30 (North side) 23/07/71 No.18 (Formerly Listed as: CASTLE STREET No.18 National Provincial Bank)

GV II

Offices, probably originally house. Front late C18, rear wing suggests possible C17 origins. Stucco to front and sides, cornice to front in ashlar; pantile hipped parapeted roof to front range, stone slate to rear, Welsh slate on rear wing; rebuilt brick stack on gablet to rear and brick stack on gable end of rear wing. Range of late C18 appearance to street with gabled wing to rear left. 3-storey 4-window range. First floor has four 6/6-pane sashes with crown glass in plain reveals with projecting cills; second floor has four 3/3-pane sashes with exposed sash-boxes in similar reveals. Ground floor has broad C19 8/1-pane horned sash in similar reveal to left; 2 late C18 sashes to left in similar reveals now 6/1-pane with glazing bars cut out of lower sashes. Pair of doors each with 3 panels in round-headed opening with mock fanlight, probably C20, and plate glass in moulded stone doorcase with Doric pilasters, frieze and moulded cornice. Shallow plinth; band course over ground and first floors; moulded stone eaves cornice; coped parapet. INTERIOR not inspected; noted as having late C18 panelled shutters, run cornice in ground floor front left, C20 internal doors to ground floor front left.

Listing NGR: SP0216801983