Former Westminster Bank Ltd and south-east wing behind is a Grade II listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1972. Bank. 4 related planning applications.
Former Westminster Bank Ltd and south-east wing behind
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Waverley
- Constituency
- Farnham and Bordon MP: Gregory Stafford (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 December 1972
- Type
- Bank
- Address
- Former Westminster Bank Ltd and south-east wing behind, 38-39 the Borough, Farnham, GU9 7NP
- OS grid reference
- SU 839 468
- Coordinates
- 51.21487, -0.79889
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former Westminster Bank Ltd, along with the south-east wing behind it, was built in 1865 for the three easternmost bays and in 1904 for the two westernmost bays. This building is significant as it closes the vista down Castle Street from the north end. It stands three storeys tall with five windows. The ground floor is stuccoed while the upper floors are made of painted brick. It features stringcourses, an eaves bracket cornice, and a parapet. The windows are set in moulded architrave surrounds with segmental heads and no glazing bars. The ground floor windows are flanked by pilasters, the first floor windows have pediments above them, and the second floor windows are adorned with keystones.
At the south-east end, facing west onto the car park, there is a range that likely dates back to the 17th century. This structure has two storeys and an attic, topped with a modern tile roof. Its front is made of old brick, which has been partly refaced. Moving south from the north end, there is a projecting bay with a single window below, followed by a two-storey and attic bay featuring a tile-hung gable, one attic window, and dilapidated windows below. Further south, there is a longer range with modern brick above and old brick below, displaying cross-shaped tie-plates. Timber-framing is also visible on the east side of this wing.
The Borough front of the Bush Hotel and Nos 29 to 44, which are consecutive, form a group with this building.
Local climate
Former Westminster Bank Ltd and south-east wing behind receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
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- 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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