National Westminster Bank is a Grade II listed building in the Fenland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1983. Bank. 2 related planning applications.
National Westminster Bank
- WRENN ID
- twelfth-truss-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Fenland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 1983
- Type
- Bank
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The National Westminster Bank, located at No. 1 Corn Hill in Wisbech, was built in 1853 and designed by architect John Gibson. Originally known as the National Provincial Bank, this building features yellow gault brick with stone dressings and a rusticated first floor. It has a slate roof and stands three storeys tall with attics, displaying three symmetrical bays. The roof is topped with a parapet balcony that has stone copings, and the quoins are adorned with ball finials.
A deep stone cornice with modillions, a cill band at the second floor, and a plain stone plinth enhance the building's façade. The second floor has three six-paned hung sash windows, while the first floor features three twelve-paned hung sash windows set in eared architraves with pulvinated friezes and deep cornices. A pierced stone balcony spans the three bays.
On the ground floor, two hung sash windows with rusticated architraves flank a central Roman Doric doorcase, which includes double doors and a round-headed fanlight with glazing bars.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2018
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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