37-39, Corn Street

A bank and office building constructed in 1938 by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. It is of group value. The building is of Portland ashlar, with lateral stacks and a pantile mansard roof. It has a double-depth plan and is designed in a Stripped Classical style. The main facade is five storeys and has an attic, with a four-window range. The ground floor is divided into three sections, with pilasters rising to an entablature, and projects slightly to the centre. A sill band is visible on the third floor, above which are wide fluted piers between the windows, an entablature, a shallow full-width pediment, and a parapet. The fifth floor is set back and has a coped parapet. The external ground-floor openings have split keys to the lintels, with rectangular overlights above featuring lattice grilles, and French windows on each side. A wider central window is also present, with Art Nouveau-style grilles above the middle window. Relief carvings in the style of Jacob Epstein flank a wide central first-floor window. Brackets support a balcony above, featuring intersecting curved railings and French windows. The windows are fitted with aluminium glazing bars. Three copper-clad dormers are also present. The interior was largely remodelled in the late 20th century.