Nos 34 And 36 (Former Bank Building And Attached Boundary Wall)

In the entry for the following:

NEW MILLS HIGH STREET 1. 5172 SK 0085/0185 1/106 former bank building and attached boundary wall at attached cottages II

the address shall be amended to read:

NEW MILLS HIGH STREET No. 34 (former Bank Building) and attached boundary wall

In the entry for the following:

NEW MILLS HIGH STREET 1/106 No. 34 (former Bank Building) and attached boundary wall

the address shall be amended to read:

NEW MILLS HIGH STREET Nos 34 and 36 (former Bank Building and attached boundary wall)

The following items shall be added:

NEW MILLS HIGH STREET 1. 5172 SK 0085/0185 1/106 former bank building and attached boundary wall at attached IT cottages 2. Commercial building above cottages, formerly banking hall and associated housing, the banking hall having been formed fron remodelled and extended cottages at upper street level with contemporary cottages below entered at lower street level. Banking Hall dated 1862, remaining parts at upper and lower levels mid to late C18 with C19 alterations. North West (upper) elevation. Regularly coursed grit stone, laid in narrow courses, rising from a plinth, which is moulded at the banking hall end. Gritstone ashlar dressings throughout, highly decorated in the banking hall which has a moulded eaves cornice. West slated and stone slated roofs with a stone ridge stack. 3 bay range to north-west end a conversion to commercial premises form a dwelling, with a single first floor sash window below a wedge lintel, and two tall semi-circular headed windows with an advanced keyblock. The window is divided into two lights, with a slender timber mullion terminating at a transom below the fanlight head. Advanced hipped roofed banking hall, with arcaded front, comprising five semi-circular full height windows, below a moulded frieze, and a boldly oversailing dentilled eaves cornice the ashlar piers between the windows are deeply jointed, and rise from a broad cill band, with brackets to the base of each pier. Lower entrance porch to south-east end with shallow hipped roof, and semi-circular headed doorway. Inscription to doorway head reads MANCHESTER COUNTY BANK LTD 1862. Carved and decorative tympanium, with band course linking flat head to double doorway each door with 4 raised and field panels. Attached flanking wall with ramped parapet and square terminal pier, and moulded coping, the pier surmounted by the base of a cast iron lamp. Rear elevation of three storeys north-west part formed from C18 dwelling and of weather shot masonry. 3 semi-circular headed windows to second floor but lower two storey part with 3 two-light flush mullioned windows. First floor level two ground floor doorways with plain flush surrounds and plain planked doors, each flanked by two light flush mullioned windows all with C20 casements. Banking hall with panelled ceiling beams and egg and dart cornices.

Listing NGR: SK0004485654