Barclays Bank

Barclays Bank is a late 19th-century bank, influenced by the style of Silvanus Trevail, built in St Columb Major. Its early history is unknown, although it was altered and extended in the 20th century. The building is constructed of brick with granite dressings, and has a slate roof with crested ridge tiles and gable ends. It occupies a corner site on Fore Street and Broad Street, with the main entrance on the corner and the banking hall along the right side, facing Broad Street. The design employs a free Jacobethan style.

The asymmetrical frontages feature a canted front at ground floor level to the entrance, with a shouldered arched doorway on the left side, double doors with strap hinges, and a round arch with a shield above. Pilasters and a cornice with strapwork are set in granite above the archway. A two-light window with a round arch and shield sits in the central bay. The bay to the right features an ovolo-moulded mullion and transom window, with pilasters and a cornice with strapwork. Above is a polygonal tower with windows incorporating transoms, a band course and a blank arcade containing shields, topped by a tall spire with a finial. The right side has a four-light mullion and transom window with sidelights, pilasters and a cornice; the first floor features a smaller four-light mullion and transom window with pilasters. A shaped gable with strapwork, pierced parapet, and the initials "WW" with moulded coping, is present, along with a stack with a chamfered top to the right. A 20th-century two-storey brick addition is located at the right end. The left side features a two-storey bay with a single light at ground floor, corbelled out with a three-light window featuring chamfered granite mullions. To the left is a bay with a four-light window with chamfered mullions at ground floor, with the cill levels of the lights stepped. The first floor has an angled four-light window. An attic is situated in the gable above, complete with a sash and finial. A buttress is located to the left, and the end bay is set back with a 20th-century window at ground and first floors, topped by a small gable with bargeboards and a finial. The interior has not been inspected.

The building is considered an important and noteworthy structure within the town of St Columb Major, despite the unknown precise date of construction and architect.