Former Lloyds Bank

The former Lloyds Bank, built in 1907, is a bank located in Smethwick on Cape Hill. It features a combination of white terracotta and red brick, topped with a slate roof. The building has terracotta and brick axial stacks adorned with small pilasters and cornices.

The bank occupies a corner site with the entrance to the banking hall positioned at the east corner. It is two storeys high and has a north front with a layout of 1:2:2:1 bays. The ground floor is rusticated with a polished black stone plinth, featuring slightly advanced end bays that include round arch windows and large segmental arch windows at the center. An entablature with a modillion cornice runs along the first floor. The first floor showcases paired Ionic half-columns at the center and advanced end bays topped with open semi-circular pediments, with the left pediment containing a cartouche featuring a bee-hive.

The east corner of the building is splayed, with the center projecting forward and featuring paired Ionic engaged columns at the entrance. Above this entrance is an oval oculus and a 2-light window, which is topped by a segmental open pediment that also contains a bee-hive. A tower rises over the corner, embellished with Ionic pilasters and a small terracotta dome with a finial.

The south side of the building is asymmetrical, constructed of red brick with white terracotta dressings in an Italianate style. It includes pedimental gables, an oriel window, and a portico with a round arch and segmental hood supported by consoles.

Inside, the banking hall features a moulded ceiling cornice with modillions, although the furnishings have been removed.