Barclay's Bank is a Grade II listed building in the Merthyr Tydfil local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 13 January 1988. Villa. 9 related planning applications.
Barclay's Bank
- WRENN ID
- idle-gallery-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Constituency
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare MP: Gerald Jones (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 13 January 1988
- Type
- Villa
- Address
- Barclay's Bank, 47 High Street, Town, CF47 8DL
- OS grid reference
- SO 049 060
- Coordinates
- 51.74506, -3.37811
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Barclay's Bank is a building featuring an upper storey made of Portland stone and a ground floor constructed with dark polished granite, which includes end porches. The design includes a modillion eaves cornice with a blocking course and a richly decorated swagged frieze. The centre of the building is recessed and has a tripartite arrangement supported by detached Corinthian columns, while the solid outer bays are enhanced with clasping Corinthian pilasters. The tall architrave surrounds are complemented by pulvinated friezes and alternating pediments, with plain sash windows. Above the granite ground floor, there is a freestone cornice that features arched openings and twin, blocked Doric columns in the outer bays. Additionally, arched fanlights are positioned over fluted lintels, with double doors on the right side, while the left side is blocked.
Local climate
Barclay's Bank sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,210 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2025
- Related listed building consents — 9 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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