2-12, THE HEADROW

This building at 2-12 The Headrow, Leeds, is a bank and retail premises constructed between 1930 and 1932 by Sir Reginald Blomfield. It is a steel-framed structure faced with red brick and Portland stone dressings, with slate roofs. The design is in a classical style, standing four storeys high with fourteen windows. A bank occupies the corner site, extending to Vicar Lane with a stone facade that incorporates a carved badge above the entrance, a segmental pediment over the second-floor window, and a rusticated ground floor with round arches. The upper floors feature giant Doric pilasters; the second-floor windows have segmental pediments and are topped with a balustrade and urns. Large shop windows are present on the left side of the building, some incorporating metal-framed lattice-work panels. The interior has not been inspected. The building is linked to the adjacent Odeon Cinema block.