National Westminster Bank is a Grade II listed building in the High Peak local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1978. Bank. 6 related planning applications.
National Westminster Bank
- WRENN ID
- tilted-ashlar-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- High Peak
- Constituency
- High Peak MP: Jon Pearce (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 January 1978
- Type
- Bank
- Address
- National Westminster Bank, Norfolk Square, SK13 8BR
- OS grid reference
- SK 034 940
- Coordinates
- 53.4436, -1.94948
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The National Westminster Bank in Glossop is a bank building constructed in 1897, with additions made in 1910. It features ashlar stone with ashlar dressings on the main elevations, while coursed millstone grit is used on the other sides. The roof is made of Westmorland slate and has terracotta ridge tiles. The architectural style is Elizabethan Revival, and the building has an L-shaped plan with the entrance located to the left of the main range and the banking hall to the right.
The exterior stands two to three storeys tall, with a single storey at the rear. It has a chamfered plinth, a frieze with panels on the first floor, and a band on the second floor. The front facing High Street has three windows arranged in a 1:2 pattern, all featuring mullions and transoms. To the left, there is a three-storey entrance bay topped with a shaped gable that has a lion finial and a datestone. The doorway to the left has double panel doors, and there is a two-light window to the right, both set under round-headed arches with mullion fanlights. Above this is a canted four-light oriel window on a corbelled base, and above that, a five-light window with a hoodmould. The banking hall to the left has two segment-headed four-light windows with hoodmoulds and carved stops, above which are two three-light windows, with a shaft between topped by a rampant lion and shield on a crenellated parapet.
The left return features an irregular three-window front with a crenellated parapet. To the right, there is a segment-headed four-light window with a hoodmould and carved stops, flanked by two-light windows. To the left, there is a round-headed two-light window with a carved transom and mullion fanlight. Above this are a single two-light window and two three-light windows. The 1910 extension includes a stair marked externally by staggered three-light windows, with detailing similar to the front elevation. The right return has three segment-headed four-light windows, and above is a single two-light window.
Inside, the banking hall is adorned with ornate plasterwork.
Local climate
National Westminster Bank sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 55 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2023
- Related listed building consents — 6 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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