The Old Bank (NatWest)

Rendered and painted street elevation, now minus the original stuccoed enrichments e.g. cornices, balustraded parapet (see History), natural slate roofs. This elevation is the width of two street plots; seven bays, 2 + 3 + 2, with projecting end wings. Stucco band over central windows and frames to side wings. Central Tuscan pilastered porch with flanking C19 iron railings. The porch has an arch with an elliptical keyed head, frieze over with relief lettering 'OLD BANK', projecting cornice. Plain sash windows without glazing bars. Now with cornice and plain parapet, roof not visible from street. Rear part of building comprises a U-shaped structure of circa early C18 date with rendered stone walls and slate roof; to north-west a lower structure, once a separate building, but now incorporating the main staircase. The square U-shaped portion of rear elevation with two gabled projecting wings with timber ogee Gothic surrounds to window openings. The stair gable has a 24 pane window, the gable to the left has a paired 9 over 6 pane sash, with, above it a 4-light mullion-and-transom multi-paned window and above again a Gothic ogee light in the gable. To the left again is a paired 6 over 6 sash on the ground floor in the modern addition a set back lean-to behind this with sashes and the centre portion behind with a gable. Visible slate roofs at rear. No visible chimneys.

The interior was completely reconstructed in 1977-8 and only the main staircase, of early to mid C19 date, of elegant design with straight balusters and wood handrail is known to survive. The ground floor banking hall is now a plain modern space. The recorded barrel vaulted cellar with old vault door of iron with slots for locking bolt is believed to survive. (see References)