National Westminster Bank

BENNETT'S HILL 1. 5104 City Centre B2 No 8 (National Westminster Bank) formerly listed as National Provincial Bank) SP 0686 NE 33/4 21.1.70 II* GV 2. Includes No 11 Waterloo Street. A rebuilding in 1869 by John Gibson of the original bank by C R Cockerell of 1855. Stone. Two storeys articulated by giant Corinthian pilasters; 5 bays with the recessed semi-domed entrance on the corner flanked by giant Corinthian columns and another 8 bays on the return in Waterloo Street where the entrances to Nos 11 and 12 Waterloo Street are. Ground floor windows tall, arched and within panels with a guilloche - like ornament. First floor with pairs of windows to each bay. Elaborate eaves cornice. The entrance with coffered ceiling and sculptured panels by S F Lynn, 1869, and, on the skyline, a shield of arms with flanking figures. Banking hall has a richly coffered ceiling and pairs of fluted Corinthian columns down the centre of the hall. Important corner site.

Listing NGR: SP0682986898