Former Trustee Savings Bank

The former Trustee Savings Bank, built in 1905 by Roger Lofthouse in Middlesbrough, is designed in the Domestic Revival Style and is currently used for commercial and residential purposes as of 2023.

The building is made of brick laid in English bond, featuring sandstone dressings, an ashlar gable, and a plain clay tile roof. It occupies a rectangular plot with its main facade facing west onto Albert Road, while various rear extensions provide access from Albert Mews.

The exterior consists of three storeys and a two-bay gabled front. On the left side, there is a round-headed panelled door set in a hollow-chamfered surround, adorned with enriched spandrels, and topped by a three-light mullioned overlight with Art Nouveau glazing. This door is flanked by wall posts on corbels. To the right, a modern shop front is present, and above it are two-storey segment-plan oriel windows with hollow-chamfered mullions and transoms, featuring leaded lights with Art Nouveau glazing in the upper sections, moulded sills, cornices, and panelled parapets. The attic storey features a shaped gable that holds similar leaded-light windows beneath a dripstone. Short turrets with ornate iron finials are located at the ends, and the roof is topped with corniced transverse end stacks.

Inside, the front room on the first floor is noted for its Jacobean-style geometric interlace-pattern plaster ceiling panels, which include moulded ribs, leafy bosses, and a cornice. The interior also features wood dado panelling and plain fireplaces.