Description

SD 73 SW PADIHAM BURNLEY ROAD (north side) )

3/26 No.17 (Barclay's Bank)
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- II

1893 by William Dent of Nelson.
Branch bank with chambers above. Late C19 for the Craven Bank. Sandstone
ashlar and polished pink granite with green slate roof. Occupies triangular
site between 2 roads towards top of sloping site, with a circular staircase
tower with conical roof to emphasise corner. Free Italianate. 2 storeys
and 5 bays articulated by entablatures and by pilasters with, on the ground
floor, chamfered rustication and pediments above the entablature and, on
first floor, reeding beneath sunk panels. Windows - double in most bays -
have square heads and, on ground floor, granite surrounds. Overall is a
balustrade in which most dies carry cartouches. Upper two storeys of
stair-tower have engaged granite columns with Corinthian capitals between
windows with semi-circular heads. Doorcase has rusticated pilasters, carved
consoles supporting entablature and pediment, and tympanum richly decorated
with a medley of Renaissance motifs. Interior: Banking hall has panelled
dado around walls and beneath counter, mosaic floor with border of
arabesques, and original windows painted with arabesques and initials CBLD.
A fine piece of late Victorian street architecture.

Listing NGR: SD7937034011

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26531270

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