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Richard, George & Jenkins Solicitors

A Grade II Listed Building in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn (Y Drenewydd a Llanllwchaearn), Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5149 / 52°30'53"N

Longitude: -3.3158 / 3°18'57"W

OS Eastings: 310802

OS Northings: 291595

OS Grid: SO108915

Mapcode National: GBR 9S.GN96

Mapcode Global: VH689.G1XW

Plus Code: 9C4RGM7M+XM

Entry Name: Richard, George & Jenkins Solicitors

Listing Date: 9 May 1988

Last Amended: 9 May 1988

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 8107

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300008107

Location: Set slightly back from the street line behind a narrow railed forecourt.

County: Powys

Community: Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn (Y Drenewydd a Llanllwchaearn)

Community: Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn

Locality: Newtown

Built-Up Area: Newtown

Traditional County: Montgomeryshire

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History

Mid C19 simple classical style former North and South Wales Bank.

Exterior

3 storey and cellar, 2 window, painted Flemish bond brick front. Advanced entrance bay to left. Leaded parapet to simply moulded eaves cornice. Brick stacks. Shallow upper sash to 9 pane 2nd floor window on left, moulded architrave. Tripartite sash to right, shallow upper sash, small panes; plain pilasters, consoles to eaves band below cornice; sills on brackets. Lower glazing bars removed to former 15 pane sash window of 1st floor left; moulded architrave, flat head. Tripartite sash to right, glazing bars removed from centre sash; plain pilasters, pediment with plain entablature. Moulded sill band. Broad 2 light window to ground floor right. Plain pilasters, cornice, square panels below sill.
Modified Serliana with openwork super arch to entrance. Good ironwork gates, stone steps. Recessed concave entrance vestibule. Central door flanked by round arched doorways, dummy on left, pilasters.

Reasons for Listing

Good contemporary heavy ironwork railings to narrow forecourt.

A good example of mid C19 bank architecture.

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