Lombard Chambers

Lombard Chambers is a bank building, now used as offices, dated 1868 and designed by George Truefitt. It is constructed of sandstone ashlar with a slate roof and is located on a corner site with a rectangular plan. The building features an eclectic architectural style with Gothic details. It stands three storeys tall, presenting a four-window facade to Brown Street and a four-by-three-window facade to Chancery Lane, highlighted by a three-window semi-cylindrical oriel above the ground floor. The ground floor has channelled rustication, while an enriched frieze and cornice adorn the area above the second floor, culminating in a steeply-pitched roof with gabled dormers.

The most striking aspect of both facades is the corner, which features a round-headed doorway on each side, decorated with incised details and linked imposts. These doorways are sheltered by a prominent underhang from the oriel balcony, which is embellished with arch-vaults and concave pendentives, all richly carved, including a shield and the date 1868 at the center. The balcony is enclosed by a wrought-iron balustrade. The first floor showcases tall curved French windows with pilaster strips and elaborate consoles leading to an enriched cornice, while the second floor has curved casements with enriched surrounds. An attic turret with gables sits above windows featuring foliated colonnettes and carved tympana, finished with a wrought-iron corona.

Each facade also includes a three-bay arcade of windows that match the style of the doorways, along with an additional doorway to the right on Brown Street. The first floor windows have cornices on consoles and linked pseudo-balconies on brackets, with a semi-circular balcony above the right-hand doorway. The second floor and attic windows mirror those of the oriel, while the end of the Chancery Lane facade features a wide round-headed archway at ground level, with similar windows above but without the first-floor balcony. The interior has not been inspected.