Description

BENNETT'S HILL
1.
5104
City Centre B2
No 8
(National Westminster Bank)
formerly listed as
National Provincial Bank)
SP 0686 NE 33/4 21.1.70
II* GV
2.
Includes No 11 Waterloo Street. A rebuilding in 1869 by John Gibson of the
original bank by C R Cockerell of 1855. Stone. Two storeys articulated by giant
Corinthian pilasters; 5 bays with the recessed semi-domed entrance on the corner
flanked by giant Corinthian columns and another 8 bays on the return in Waterloo
Street where the entrances to Nos 11 and 12 Waterloo Street are. Ground floor
windows tall, arched and within panels with a guilloche - like ornament. First
floor with pairs of windows to each bay. Elaborate eaves cornice. The entrance
with coffered ceiling and sculptured panels by S F Lynn, 1869, and, on the
skyline, a shield of arms with flanking figures. Banking hall has a richly
coffered ceiling and pairs of fluted Corinthian columns down the centre of
the hall. Important corner site.

Listing NGR: SP0682986898

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17533874

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)