Building record 727/0/60 - Nos.205 & 207 Watling Street West

{1} Bank, High Street. Possible early bank building is simplistic classical style. Has a modern bank 'Nationwide' inserted at ground floor level. Film 2, photo 11.

{2} Offices, formerly shops and dwellings. Early C19, altered C20. Stuccoed brick, slates and ridged tile roofs, brick ridge stack (cut-down). 2-unit plan. 2 storeys and attic; 2-window range. Canted bay windows to ground floor. C20 door with overlight to No.205 and bracketed cornice/hood. C19 part-glazed door to No.207 with thin pilasters to moulded wood door surround. Channelled rustication to No.207. First floor has 16-pane sash windows with bracketed hoods and pilasters strips to ends and centr . cketed eaves and dormer windows. Included for group value.

{4} Undated photo, also undated photo of No.207;

<1> Ballinger J., 1999, Northamptonshire Extensive Urban Survey: Towcester (Industrial), 3.4.1 (unchecked) (Digital archive). SNN100255.

<2> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 13/198 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<3> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F08 p.90 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<4> Photographs of buildings in Towcester (Photographs). SNN114425.

Record last edited

Jan 4 2023 2:21PM