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National Westminster Bank

A Grade II Listed Building in Dorchester, Dorset

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Coordinates

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

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Description


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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