Survey Data
Reg No
14328064
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Technical
Original Use
Bank/financial institution
In Use As
Bank/financial institution
Date
1860 - 1870
Coordinates
280265, 257016
Date Recorded
15/04/2002
Date Updated
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Description
End-of-terrace four-bay two-storey bank, built 1863. Ashlar limestone walls with channelled limestone and plinth to ground floor, and having carved frieze below parapet and continuos sill to first floor. Pitched artificial slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, cement rendered chimneystacks and clay pots. Square-headed recessed openings with engaged limestone pilasters to first floor windows. Square-headed openings with raised stone surrounds to ground floor. Brass night safe to centre of façade. Modern interior.
Appraisal
This bank, designed by James Hamilton, is of apparent architectural quality. The building dominants the streetscape, due to its scale. The carved elements on the façade enliven the solid limestone construction. The ashlar masonry is clearly the work of skilled craftsmen, while the carved stone detailing is finely executed.