National Westminster Bank is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 July 1949. Bank. 6 related planning applications.
National Westminster Bank
- WRENN ID
- young-bracket-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 July 1949
- Type
- Bank
- Address
- National Westminster Bank, Market Place, Frome, BA11 1AE
- OS grid reference
- ST 776 480
- Coordinates
- 51.23127, -2.32181
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The National Westminster Bank was built around 1830 as an Assembly Room for Lord Cork and Thomas Bunn. It is attributed to Wyattville, although the plans were signed by John Pinch of Bath. The building likely underwent alterations in the 1850s to achieve its current "Bankers' Georgian" appearance. It features an imposing two-storey front made of ashlar stone, with a high moulded plat band that supports Ionic columns framing the first floor. This floor is designed as a large panel framed by pilasters. The simple entablature includes a cornice and parapet that slightly project at each side.
On the first floor, there are two windows with glazing bar sashes, each adorned with moulded architraves and cornices, and a moulded panel above both. The ground floor was formerly open and now has three round beaded openings with modern glazing, the center one being wider, and a door to the right of it. The roof is hipped and covered with slate. The west side has a three-bay return that reflects the front design, but here the outer bays consist of panels formed by flanking pilasters, with moulded panels above the windows. The central bay is recessed and flanked by engaged Ionic columns. The interior has been gutted.
Local climate
National Westminster Bank receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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.
More on this building
Sign in or create a free account to unlock:
- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2024
- Related listed building consents — 6 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
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.
Similar buildings
The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.
this building 1 similar nearby listed buildings