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Latitude: 53.5412 / 53°32'28"N
Longitude: -2.1092 / 2°6'33"W
OS Eastings: 392858
OS Northings: 404955
OS Grid: SD928049
Mapcode National: GBR FWQH.49
Mapcode Global: WHB9B.K8T2
Plus Code: 9C5VGVRR+F8
Entry Name: Midland Bank
Listing Date: 8 March 1993
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1218391
English Heritage Legacy ID: 388944
ID on this website: 101218391
Location: Rhodes Bank, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL1
County: Oldham
Electoral Ward/Division: Coldhurst
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Oldham
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater Manchester
Church of England Parish: Oldham St Mary with St Peter
Church of England Diocese: Manchester
Tagged with: Bank building
OLDHAM
SD9204NE UNION STREET
780-1/6/84 (North side)
No.109
Midland Bank
GV II
Bank. Dated 1892. By Thomas Taylor. Ashlar faced with Welsh
slate roof. French Renaissance style.
2 storeys raised over basement, 4-window range to Union
Street. Outer bays slightly advanced, and forming corner
pavilion towers, with entrance to left. Porch with polished
granite Ionic columns carrying entablature.
Round-arched entrance with paired panelled doors within. 2
central windows, divided by a shaft, and a third window in
advanced right-hand bay. Round-arched windows to first floor,
with moulded architraves to central window, articulated by
pilasters with Ionic capitals. Plainer architraves to outer
windows with simple moulded frieze.
Moulded cornice and blocking course to central range, running
between steep hipped roofs of outer pavilion towers, which
have shallow pediment to cornice in each face, and are capped
with wrought-iron brattishing.
Return elevation to Queen Street has similar pavilion at far
corner, and 5 window range to banking hall, divided by Ionic
pilasters, and with full-height round-arched windows.
Similar elevation to Retiro Street with foundation stone
recording 'This building was erected by the Oldham Joint Stock
Bank Limited. Commenced March 1890. Opened 22 February 1892.'
Basement area to Union Street elevation has cast-iron railings
with twisted and scrolled decoration, on low plinth wall.
Listing NGR: SD9285804955
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