1, Granby Street (Natwest) and 2, Horsefair Street is a Grade II listed building in the Leicester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1975. Bank. 12 related planning applications.

1, Granby Street (Natwest) and 2, Horsefair Street

WRENN ID
last-beam-furze
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South MP: Shockat Adam (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 March 1975
Type
Bank
Address
1, Granby Street (Natwest) and 2, Horsefair Street, City of Leicester, LE1 6EJ
OS grid reference
SK 588 044
Coordinates
52.63423, -1.13176
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

1 Granby Street, also known as Natwest Bank, and 2 Horsefair Street is a building dating from 1870, designed by architect Millican in the Italianate style. It is constructed of yellow brick with stone dressings and stands three storeys tall on a corner site. The Granby Street elevation features six windows, while the Horsefair Street elevation has eight windows.

The ground floor has tall windows set in moulded architraves with sill aprons and a cornice supported by large console brackets. The first floor includes moulded architraves and a sill band, topped by a large modillion cornice. The second floor features round arch windows with keyblocks and a continuous impost mould. A balustraded parapet with urns at the corners adds to the decorative elements. The building has chamfered quoins and a curved corner, with the ground and first floors rusticated. The entrance is highlighted by a rectangular fanlight and very large console brackets that support a cornice above, leading to a shallow balustered balcony over a three-light window on the first floor. There is a large modern shop at the ground floor on the right side of the Horsefair Street elevation.

Local climate

1, Granby Street (Natwest) and 2, Horsefair Street receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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