Latitude: 50.7141 / 50°42'50"N
Longitude: -2.4371 / 2°26'13"W
OS Eastings: 369238
OS Northings: 90592
OS Grid: SY692905
Mapcode National: GBR PY.RFZK
Mapcode Global: FRA 57S6.2CR
Plus Code: 9C2VPH77+M5
Entry Name: National Westminster Bank
Listing Date: 8 May 1975
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1291216
English Heritage Legacy ID: 393799
ID on this website: 101291216
Location: Dorchester, Dorset, DT1
County: Dorset
Civil Parish: Dorchester
Built-Up Area: Dorchester
Traditional County: Dorset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset
Church of England Parish: Dorchester and West Stafford
Church of England Diocese: Salisbury
Tagged with: Bank building
SOUTH STREET
1.
5191
(West Side)
No 49
(National Westminster Bank)
SY 6990 7/294
II GV
2.
1899 or 1900. Ashlar Bath stone. 2 storeys and attics. Continuous moulded
sill courses. Plain band above 1st floor. Heavy modillion eaves cornice with
parapet above. 5 bays, of which 4 outer ones break forward and are crowned
by modillion pediments, with yeux-de- boeuf windows and elaborate sculpted tympana.
Central door with 6 huge fielded panels, semi-circular fanlight, moulded imposts
with egg-and-dart moulding, moulded and blocked voussoirs with triple keystone.
This is flanked by 2 blocked Ionic 3/4 columns, taking pulvinated frieze, dentilled
cornice and broken segmental pediment (which also breaks back in centre) enclosing
a die with moulded cornice and surmounting vase. The 4 ground floor windows
have plate glass, moulded and blocked architraves and triple keystones. Central
one has flat moulded cornice and outer 4 have moulded cornices which break upwards
segmentally in centre. Contemporary iron railings and downpipes at either end.
Nos 49, 50 and 50A form a group.
Listing NGR: SY6923890592
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