National Westminster Bank is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1974. A Late C18/early C19 Bank. 3 related planning applications.
National Westminster Bank
- WRENN ID
- haunted-gargoyle-tide
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 March 1974
- Type
- Bank
- Address
- National Westminster Bank, 5, Market Place, Glastonbury, BA6 9HB
- OS grid reference
- ST 498 389
- Coordinates
- 51.14757, -2.71781
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The National Westminster Bank, located at No. 5 Market Place on the north side, is a building dating from the late 18th century to early 19th century. It is constructed of freestone and stands three storeys tall. The building features a moulded cornice and a blocking course, along with a band. The ground floor has been refaced in Bath stone and includes three sash windows with glazing bars. Above the ground floor, there is a dentilled cornice. The building also has an overall fascia and three modern windows in architrave surrounds to the left. To the right, there is a doorway with a reduced Gibbs surround. This bank is part of an important group of listed buildings that includes the Crown Hotel, Nos 2 to 11 on the north side, and Nos 2 to 12 on the south side, as well as the Market Cross and Nos 6 to 9 in the Market Place.
Local climate
National Westminster Bank receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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 — 3 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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