42 Bank Street

Later 19th century with mid and later 20th century additions to rear extending to Overhaugh Street. 2-storey (with 3-storey section to rear), 4-bay, rectangular-plan former Liberal Club with plain classical details (now retail premises with upper floors and rear as separate premises, used as nightclub, 2005). Stugged coursed blonde sandstone ashlar to principal (SW) elevation; whinstone rubble with stugged red sandstone margins to side lane; brick sections to side and roof, corbelled corner with stepped chamfered arises to pend. 1st floor band course; eaves band course; corniced 3-bay shop front to left with shouldered arched openings. Arched window (former door) to right; lugged architraved windows to 1st floor.

4-pane timber sash and case; plate glass to ground floor shop front with half-glazed timber double doors, shouldered penlight. Pitched slate roofs, large lead flat section to rear; stone skews, beaked skew-putts, corniced stone stack; conical central ridge ventilator, multiple conical ventilators to rear.

INTERIOR: 20th century alterations to form open-plan ground floor shop interior, no access to upper floor. Comprehensive remodelling to form nightclub in later 20th century flat roofed section linking to Overhaugh Street. First floor not currently open to public (2006); 4-bay open plan space; turned timber stair to 2nd floor timber panelled room, formerly housing the cast-iron public baths; access door to flat roof.