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National Westminster Bank

A Grade II Listed Building in Wolverhampton, City of Wolverhampton

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.5861 / 52°35'9"N

Longitude: -2.1286 / 2°7'42"W

OS Eastings: 391384

OS Northings: 298705

OS Grid: SO913987

Mapcode National: GBR 1DK.6B

Mapcode Global: WHBFZ.88M8

Plus Code: 9C4VHVPC+CH

Entry Name: National Westminster Bank

Listing Date: 3 February 1977

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1207727

English Heritage Legacy ID: 378532

ID on this website: 101207727

Location: Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1

County: City of Wolverhampton

Electoral Ward/Division: St Peter's

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Wolverhampton

Traditional County: Staffordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Midlands

Church of England Parish: Central Wolverhampton

Church of England Diocese: Lichfield

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Description


WOLVERHAMPTON

SO9198NW QUEEN SQUARE 895-1/11/282 (North side) 03/02/77 No.40 National Westminster Bank

GV II

Bank. c1905. Ashlar on granite plinth. Edwardian Baroque style. Symmetrical composition centred on curved corner bay: 3 storeys; 11 bays including 5 bays to Exchange Street. Granite plinth, chanelled rustication to ground floor and pedimented end bays of 1st and 2nd floors, which break forward with applied Ionic arcade between; top entablature, segmental pediments to end bays have cartouches with monogram: NPB (National Provincial Bank) and balustraded parapet. Ground floor has round-headed windows with console keystones, decorative iron balconies and original fixed glazing. Windows above have architraves, those to 1st floor have 15-pane sashes, triple keystones and pediments, segmental to end bays; those to 2nd floor have 12-pane sashes and aprons. Entrance to corner bay has Tuscan aedicule with granite columns and relief decoration to pediment, which supports 2 seated draped figures flanking cartouche with lettering: ESTBD/1833; entrance to 1st bay is plain, with cornice and round window above. 3 stacks. 3-bay annexe facing Exchange Street has similar rusticated ground floor and brick upper floors with stucco architraves. INTERIOR has Ionic columns, ceiling beams with guilloche moulding and rear glazed dome.

Listing NGR: SO9137998712

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