Market Hall And Lloyds Bank

LYTHAM ST ANNES

SD3627SW MARKET SQUARE, Lytham 621-1/5/76 Nos 1-7 (Consecutive) Market Hall 13/01/71 and Lloyds Bank

GV II

Market Hall, now bank, shops and offices. 1848, by Reed of Liverpool, with additions 1868-72; altered and partly rebuilt in C20. Red brick in Flemish bond, with sandstone dressings and hipped slate roofs. Small rectangular building on north-south axis with original entrances in centre of east and west sides, the former covered by added annex and the latter replaced by added clock-tower embraced by main range. Single storey, 4:1:4 bays, with 3-stage clock-tower in centre of east front and 2-storey annex attached to centre of west front; stone plinth, rusticated quoins, plain frieze. The long sides have arcades of round-headed arches with imposts and triple keystones, those to the north of the centre on both sides now filled by glazed shop fronts, and those to the south of the centre now blank arches with inserted windows (the east side entirely rebuilt in simpler form); and the original entrance archway in the west side (now covered by the annex but visible inside No.7) has a rusticated stone surround. The north and south ends each have a 3-bay arcade in a raised surround of rusticated sandstone ashlar with Tuscan columns distyle in antis crossed by vermiculated bands, arches with rock-faced keystones, and a pulvinated rock-faced frieze. The east clock tower, in Italianate style, has rusticated quoins, string-courses, prominent bracketed eaves and a pyramidal roof surmounted by an octagonal bellcote with ogival cap; at ground floor, a tall round-headed archway with heavily banded columns and pilasters forming the corners of the tower, with a frieze and cornice carried round, rusticated voussoirs to the arch including a keystone with carved cornucopia, and large cast-iron open-work gates and fanlight (lettered "MUSGRAVE & CO 1848 BOLTON"); arcaded 3-light windows at 1st floor with carved imposts and moulded heads with keystones, and sashed glazing with margin panes; and large clockfaces at 2nd floor. The annex on the west side is square, 2-storeyed, has rusticated quoins, 1st-floor sillband, plain frieze and moulded cornice, and pyramidal roof; altered shop front at ground floor and one round-headed window in each side at 1st floor. INTERIOR altered.

Listing NGR: SD3651527162