Midland Bank

The Midland Bank is an 18th-century building designed in the Baroque palazzo style. It features an ashlar façade with polished granite columns on the lower storey and a slate roof. The building has two storeys and a five-window range. The lower storey is recessed and supported by coupled Tuscan columns that carry an entablature. The main entrance is located to the left, with three segmentally arched windows for the banking hall in the center, all featuring stressed voussoirs and scrolled keystones. The right-hand bay is advanced and includes a doorway framed by a stone architrave with an entablature, providing access to the upper chambers.

The upper storey is divided by rusticated pilasters and features segmental pediments over the outer bays, which are linked by a balustraded parapet. It has 12-pane sash windows set in stressed and pedimented architraves, along with an enriched frieze adorned with swags. The pediments are topped with short chimney stacks.

Inside, the top-lit banking hall is divided into three bays, with the main beams of the plaster-panelled ceiling supported by square-section piers. A stained glass panel is featured in the central glazed area.