302 AND 304, KENSINGTON

SJ 3790 28/673

KENSINGTON, L7 Nos. 302 and 304

(Formerly listed as No. 36 (Barclays Bank).

Formerly listed under Kensington Road)

12.7.66

II

Bank. 1898. James Rhind. Red brick and stone, 2 storeys with attic, 2 bays to Kensington, recessed corner bay and one bay to Deane Road with attached, projecting part of 2 storeys and 2 bays. Rusticated ground floor with cornice over, top frieze and cornice. Corner bay and flanking bays form symetrical composition. Ground floor windows are tripartite with Ionic colonnettes. Entrance on right return of corner bay has bowed hood with C.20 sign over. 1st floor windows have aprons, rusticated pilasters , entablatures and keystones; central window is bowed with flanking low columns on corbelled plinths; cornice. Top broken pediments have cornices interrupted by round-headed windows with Gibbs surrounds; niches with coats of arms over, in aedicules with open pediments. Central bay is concave above 1st floor window with stone panel and stack, flanked by Ionic columns. 2nd bay to Kensington possibly later, lower with tripartite ground floor window, two 1st floor architraved windows and parapet with pedimented dormers. Adjoining part to Deane St on domestic scale, has octagonal turret with ogival cupola.

Listing NGR: SJ3720090990