Former District Bank With Entrance Gate Piers To Rear

The former District Bank, built in 1881 for the Manchester and Liverpool District Banking Company, is currently unoccupied. It features coursed rubble on the main elevations, with brick used elsewhere and sandstone dressings. The roof is made of Welsh slate. The building consists of a main corner block with a rear wing, both two storeys high. The facade on Jordangate has a four-window range, while Brunswick Street has three windows, with a canted entrance bay in between. The windows are regularly spaced throughout. Architectural details include coped gables, quoining, a moulded cornice, and a plain cornice band that is interrupted by keystones above the stilted segmented heads of the first-floor windows. There is a plain sill band and a moulded cornice on the first floor. The ground floor windows are similar but slightly recessed behind rusticated pilasters, and all windows are horned two-pane sashes. The entrance features a richly moulded round-headed arched doorway with a fanlight above and raised panel double doors. The entrance bay is adorned with an elaborate parapet that displays the name of the banking company and the date of construction. The rear wing is simpler in design but includes stone surrounds for the windows and doors. Brick stacks are located on the ridges, with stone banding, and one stack retains its original pots. The interior is modest. The subsidiary features include a low wall and rusticated gate piers with shaped caps that define the Brunswick Street side of the rear yard.