Description

SOUTH STREET
1.
5191
(West Side)
No 50
(National Westminster Bank)
SY 6990 7/295
II GV
2.
1901. Architect: Sir George Oatley. Ashlar Bath stone. 3 storeys and attics.
Deep entablature with dentilled cornice above ground floor, taking giant order
of 4 attached Ionic columns with entasis, which in turn takes eaves entablature
with dentilled cornice and balustrade masking roof. 6 ranges of sashes, those
on ground floor round-arched.
Ground floor. 3 left hand bays flanked by polygonal buttresses with elaborate
scrolls on top, between which is a segmental relieving arch (with cartouche
attached to its apex). Next 2 windows have blocked architrave surrounds. Right
hand bay has 10-panelled double doors with segmental fanlight, in deep moulded
reveals (also with applied cartouche), flanked by polygonal buttresses which
take huge ornamental consoles supporting moulded and dentilled stone hood, flat
but breaking upwards in segmental curve. Above hood, buttresses terminate in
elaborate scrolls like 2 left hand bays, while ground floor entablature breaks
forward.
1st floor. 2 left hand bays break forward of the giant order, on this and 2nd
floor. 2nd bay breaks forward again slightly in advance of 1st and 3rd bays.
On this floor the window is round-arched and has moulded strings at impost level.
Above this are 2 elaborate consoles taking moulded stone hood, flat but breakingupwards
in a segmental curve. Windowsof 1st and 2nd bays have unusual shouldered architraves
and 3 plain horizontal bands. Remaining 3 bays have windows with shouldered
architraves and broken triangular pediments.
2nd floor. 3 plain horizontal bands run across whole front. All windows havemoulded
sills, moulded architraves and keystones. 2nd window from left hand is tripartite
with completely plain stone mullions.
Attic. Dormer above 2nd bay from left hand has flat moulded stone cornice and
3 sashes separated by plain stone mullions. 3 wooden dormers above 3 right hand bays
have sashes and alternate triangular and segmental pediments.
Nos 49, 50 and 5OA form a group.

Listing NGR: SY6923890606

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26514440

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