Midland Bank, Wall And Arches To Left Of Midland Bank

The Midland Bank, built in the mid-19th century, is located on Church Street and is contiguous with the Catholic Church of St Thomas More in Market Street. This building features two storeys plus attics, with gables at either end. It is constructed of ashlar and topped with slate roofs. The larger gable on the left and the smaller gable on the right are designed in the Jacobean style, complete with finials. The left gable has decorative balls on pedestals and a circular window with an elaborate hood above it.

The left section of the building, beneath the larger gable, protrudes forward and showcases a large oriel window with a sloping lead roof that rises through a deep cornice. This cornice continues along the Midland Bank and is a broken cornice that aligns with the clock on the tower of the Catholic Church. Grotesque masks support the cornice over the oriel window, which is held up by four large corbels separated by deeply moulded arches that rise over five lancet windows on the ground floor. An extended parchment scroll is carved beneath the oriel, which features an eight-light window with mullions and transoms. The windows to the right consist of three, four, and five lights, also with transoms and mullions.

To the extreme right, there is a doorway set in a projecting frame with a corbel-table and three small lights above it. The doorway has a four-centred arch with a square-headed hood mould and large double six-panel doors. The entire building stands on a projecting plinth. To the left of the front, there is a wall with eccentric crenellation and two arches, with the right arch being larger than the left. Both arches are flattened four-centred arches with drip-moulds and label stops featuring crowned heads. Above the larger opening is a circular device bearing a shield, while a scroll is positioned over the smaller arch.

This building is part of a group of listed buildings on Church Street, which includes the Chantry, Little Chantry, Barton Orchard, and the Catholic Church of St Thomas More, as well as several other properties on Barton Orchard and Newtown.