The Old Bank is a Grade II listed building in the Sefton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1996. Former bank. 11 related planning applications.
The Old Bank
- WRENN ID
- muffled-rafter-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sefton
- Constituency
- Southport MP: Patrick Hurley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 December 1996
- Type
- Former bank
- Address
- The Old Bank, 253, Lord Street, Southport, PR8 1NY
- OS grid reference
- SD 335 172
- Coordinates
- 53.64777, -3.00726
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Bank is a former bank building, dated 1922, located at 253 Lord Street in Southport. It was designed by Francis Jones and is constructed from Portland stone, with the roof likely concealed by slate. The building is in a classical style and has a rectangular plan that runs at right angles to the street.
The exterior features a temple portico, supported by giant fluted Ionic columns set on a plinth. Steps between the columns lead to a large square-headed doorway, which has a richly decorated architrave with a cornice on consoles and altered bronze doors. The facade is completed with a full entablature and a modillioned pediment.
The interior has not been inspected. The building forms a group with Nos. 245-251 to the left.
Local climate
The Old Bank sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,240 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 11 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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