Lloyds Bank

Lloyds Bank is a building with origins in the late 16th or 17th century, though it was extensively reconstructed in 1916 and adapted for use as a bank from 1943. The building is constructed of brick and roughcast with timber framing to the first floor, and has a gabled roof covered in renewed tiles, with a brick ridge stack featuring two octagonal shafts and raised lattice work. It is arranged in a T-plan.

The exterior presents two storeys and a three-window range, with a projecting cross-wing to the left end. The central gable has decorative timber framing, while the wing has a brick ground floor and a timber-framed first floor with a jettied gable also featuring decorative framing. The ground floor has four windows with narrow sills and bowed 8/8 horned sash windows; one on the right end has been replaced by an automatic teller machine. A bowed shop window to the left is flanked by a panelled pilaster and has a frieze, cornice, and small-paned glazing. The first floor has windows with 2-light leaded casements, flanking a window with a similar 1:2:1-light casement. The gable has a small window with a 2-light leaded casement fitted with an iron opening.

The wing has three small windows to the ground floor with tile flat arches and small-paned, leaded glazing. The first floor features a canted oriel with leaded glazing. Two enriched rainwater heads are present. The return facing Market Cross has a timber-framed first floor with a large gable and decorative glazing, along with a double-fronted shop front featuring panelled pilasters, a frieze with paterae over the pilasters, and a cornice over paired panelled doors and small-paned bow windows. The first floor has a window with paired 2-light leaded casements. A lantern with an enriched wrought-iron bracket is positioned to the right end.

The rear of the building has details similar to the cross wing, including a plaque with a boar's head crest pierced by an arrow and the lettering "W/ J/ F/ 1916". Some 17th or 18th century brickwork is visible, along with a large external stack with a 20th-century top. There is also a large gabled 19th-century wing to the right, with segmental-headed openings.

The interior was not inspected.

The bank occupies an important position facing the Market Place and offers a view along the High Street from the north.