Description

MAIN STREET
1.
5166 (east side)
No 55 National Westminster
Bank. (Formerly listed as
No 55 (District Bank) and
Bank House)
SD 6178 NW 5/83 12.2.62
II GV

2.
Mid C19. Two storeys and attic. Classical. Ashlar. Slate roof. Seven bay facade
with pedimented break forward in fourth and fifth bays. Four chimneys with setbacks.
Banded restication to ground floor. Plinth, first floor sill band, entablature and
blocking course. Sunk plain surrounds to ground floor windows with deeper sunk
panels under. First floor windows have single roll on arris. All windows sashed
with all glazing bars except left hand side ground floor, sashed, and bays four to
seven, modern fixed. Doorways in third bay and in centre of break with cornices on
elaborate consoles. Four panel doors. Rectangular fanlights. Hipped stone dormer
with slate hung cheeks.
Interior. In vestibule and banking hall mahogany doorcases with cornices on consoles.
Panelled counter with fluted Doric pilasters. Staircase with semicircular end. Stair
with stone treads and foliated cast iron balusters. On first floor large room with
panelled window reveals down to floor.

Listing NGR: SD6115978714

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26438933

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Recommended Books

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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)