Former Midland Bank is a Grade II* listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. A Early 20th century Bank. 18 related planning applications.
Former Midland Bank
- WRENN ID
- inner-casement-briar
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1970
- Type
- Bank
- Address
- Former Midland Bank, 196, Piccadilly, London, City of Westminster, W1J 9EY
- OS grid reference
- TQ 293 805
- Coordinates
- 51.50874, -0.13726
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former Midland Bank is located at 196 Piccadilly in the City of Westminster. This building was constructed between 1922 and 1923 by the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. It features a clever Wrenaissance-English Baroque design, making it a notable example of a relatively small building. The structure is made of red brick with elaborate stone dressings and has a slate roof, built on a square plan.
The bank is two storeys high and three windows wide. To the left, there is a semicircular arched entrance made of rusticated stone, which includes a mezzanine. This entrance is balanced on the right by a similar archway that encloses a niche. Between these archways, there is a stone entablature above a flush framed glazing bar sash window. The first floor features glazing bar sash windows adorned with richly carved stone festoons. A stone cornice is set below the eaves of the pyramidal slate roof, which is topped with a ball and vane.
The east return of the building also displays similar architectural details, contributing to its overall character and significance.
Local climate
Former Midland Bank sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 18 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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