Former Lloyd's Bank, 1 Tuesday Market Place

Bank built in 1928 to the designs of Henry Munro Cautley.

MATERIALS: Portland stone ashlar with stone dressings.

PLAN: the building occupies the corner of Tuesday Market Place and Surrey Street and has a square plan.

The rear extensions are not included in the listing.

EXTERIOR: the building is in the Baroque style and has a chamfered corner entrance bay and two flanking bays, each with a street frontage. It has a double-height ground floor and an attic with the roof concealed behind a parapet. The corner bay contains a bolection moulded doorframe, with a double-leaf panelled door, above which is a classical label embellished with a circular band of bayleaf. This is surrounded by a classical doorcase with attached round columns with Ionic capitals from which hang a line of husks, and a frieze inscribed LLOYDS BANK. Above this, in a semi-circular niche of rusticated voussoirs with a scrolled keystone, is a sculpture of a man and woman, both half reclining and covered in classical-style drapery. A helmet is depicted on the man’s side; a torch – symbolising enlightenment – is shown on the woman’s side; and between them is a beehive – symbolising industrious activity – which is supported by a small stone tablet inscribed ESTABLISHED 1677.

The symmetrical flanking bays have a moulded plinth with LLOYDS BANK LIMITED in relief along the frieze above. The bays are defined by giant panelled pilasters supporting a modillion cornice and a frieze inscribed LLOYDS BANK. The tall metal-framed, multi-light windows have a semicircular top in which is set a circular glazing bar. The recessed semicircular window frames are enriched with bead-and-reel, and a scrolled keystone with acanthus leaf. The spandrels are filled with carved fruits and flowers in high relief. The attic bays are defined by panelled pilasters carrying a moulded cornice, and are lit by multi-paned, metal-framed, square windows in moulded stone frames. The window in the corner bay is similar except it is larger.

INTERIOR: the only surviving decorative element is the dentilled cornice in the full-height banking hall which is now open-plan.