Midland Bank

NZ 42 SE (4920) 1/49

MIDDLESBROUGH LINTHORPE ROAD, west side No. 141 (Midland Bank)

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Bank, 1912 by T.B. Whinney (London) and J. Forbes (Middlesbrough), for London City and Midland Bank. Brick, faced with sandstone ashlar. Lakeland slate roof; copper-roofed lantern; flat asphalt-roofed wing. Occupies corner site. Edwardian Classical style. 2 storeys, 4 bays. Entered from slightly-recessed chamfered left corner bay. Deep plinth. Panelled pilasters, with enriched escutcheons at heads, flank altered late C20 glazing and doors. Blank right end bay. Continuous late C20 fascia sign applied to frieze under modillion cornice between floors. First and 3rd bays on first floor have canted 3-light bay windows, with Composite pilasters between lights, and plain frieze and cornice over middle lights. Renewed glazing. Shaped brackets support soffit of deep overhanging eaves. Sprocketed hipped and gabled roof has 3 flat-roofed dormers with late C20 glazing in corniced surrounds. Corniced transverse stack at right end. Corner bay has late C20 doors and fanlight in panelled coved surround, with plain pilasters and acanthus keystone. First-floor canted oriel, on acanthus consoles and plain cyma-reversa oversailing, has similar window under pediment. Tall octagonal lantern, rising from eaves has keyed round-headed openings and moulded impost bands, in alternate faces. Inverted consoles at bases of other faces. Heavily-moulded cornice and ogee-domed roof with shaped finial. Similar 2-bay left return has slightly-projecting panelled and corniced stack between bays. One-storey, one-bay rear wing with deep parapet. Late C20 right extension not of special interest.

Listing NGR: NZ4936420038