National Westminster Bank is a Grade II listed building in the Wolverhampton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 February 1977. Bank. 9 related planning applications.
National Westminster Bank
- WRENN ID
- idle-threshold-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wolverhampton
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 February 1977
- Type
- Bank
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
WOLVERHAMPTON
SO9198NW QUEEN SQUARE 895-1/11/282 (North side) 03/02/77 No.40 National Westminster Bank
GV II
Bank. c1905. Ashlar on granite plinth. Edwardian Baroque style. Symmetrical composition centred on curved corner bay: 3 storeys; 11 bays including 5 bays to Exchange Street. Granite plinth, chanelled rustication to ground floor and pedimented end bays of 1st and 2nd floors, which break forward with applied Ionic arcade between; top entablature, segmental pediments to end bays have cartouches with monogram: NPB (National Provincial Bank) and balustraded parapet. Ground floor has round-headed windows with console keystones, decorative iron balconies and original fixed glazing. Windows above have architraves, those to 1st floor have 15-pane sashes, triple keystones and pediments, segmental to end bays; those to 2nd floor have 12-pane sashes and aprons. Entrance to corner bay has Tuscan aedicule with granite columns and relief decoration to pediment, which supports 2 seated draped figures flanking cartouche with lettering: ESTBD/1833; entrance to 1st bay is plain, with cornice and round window above. 3 stacks. 3-bay annexe facing Exchange Street has similar rusticated ground floor and brick upper floors with stucco architraves. INTERIOR has Ionic columns, ceiling beams with guilloche moulding and rear glazed dome.
Listing NGR: SO9137998712
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