National Westminster Bank

The National Westminster Bank is a late 19th-century bank building located on Lidget Hill in Pudsey. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a Westmorland green-slate roof. The building occupies a corner site and has two storeys, a basement, and attics. Its facade is symmetrical with five bays and gabled canted ends.

At the base, there is a plinth, and the main entrance is marked by an archivolted arched portal flanked by engaged polished granite Composite columns. These columns support a cornice that is topped with heraldic beasts and shields, alongside a blocking course that displays the word "BANK" in raised lettering. On either side of the portal are small keyed-arched windows. Above the entrance, a three-light cruciform window is flanked by single lights, with transoms that are articulated by Ionic pilasters.

The upper section features a similar three-light window set in a steep gabled area, flanked by ogee-domed pinnacles. The outer bays of the ground floor have three-light cruciform windows, while the first floor has two-light windows. Below the first-floor window, there is a carved panel. The building is topped with a balustraded parapet.

The canted ends of the building have similar windows, with the left side featuring a first-floor balcony and the right side showcasing a segmental first-floor oriel window. The hipped roof has ends under separate pitched gables, and a stack is positioned above the first bay. The left-hand return of the building consists of three bays, where the outer bays have transomed windows. The other bays and the first floor include windows with chamfered lintels and projecting sills, with gabled dormers above the first and second bays, featuring flush four-pane sashes in architraves. There is also a stack located at the rear gable.

This bank shares design elements with the National Westminster Bank on Queen Street in Morley and No. 10 Bradford Road in Brighouse, both designed by C. S. Nelson in 1895 for the London and Yorkshire Bank Ltd. It is likely that this bank was built around the same time and possibly by the same architect.