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Latitude: 53.7126 / 53°42'45"N
Longitude: -1.6286 / 1°37'42"W
OS Eastings: 424613
OS Northings: 424088
OS Grid: SE246240
Mapcode National: GBR KT2H.6V
Mapcode Global: WHC9Q.YYN6
Plus Code: 9C5WP97C+3H
Entry Name: Barclays Bank Building, Boundary Wall and Gate Piers
Listing Date: 13 January 1984
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1313695
English Heritage Legacy ID: 340924
ID on this website: 101313695
Location: Batley, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, WF17
County: Kirklees
Electoral Ward/Division: Batley East
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Batley
Traditional County: Yorkshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Yorkshire
Church of England Parish: Batley St Thomas
Church of England Diocese: Leeds
Tagged with: Bank building
SE 22 SW BATLEY MB HICK LANE
BATLEY
4/19 Barclays Bank Building,
boundary wall and gate piers
II
Detached bank building in Free Gothic style. Dated 1877. Ashlar.
Steeply pitched gabled slate roof with ashlar roll top copings. Good
ashlar stacks with caps. 2 carved finials. Paired moulded brackets
to gutter. 3 storeys. 7 bay entrance front, the 3 bays to right
breaking forward slightly with gabled roof. Windows to right are
archivolted and have engaged colonnettes with richly foliated capitals.
Windows to ground floor are square headed, those to lst floor have
shallow segmental head, and those to 2nd floor have stilted round
arch with pointed hood mould. In gable apex is blind round arched
window, flanked by blind recesses, with archivolt of richly carved
foliage. To left, windows are square headed with detailing as
before. In small gable are 2 round headed windows. Stone entrance
porch to left is elaborately carved with 3 engaged columns to each side
with capitals of richly carved foliage. Round arch over doorway has
inscription WEST RIDING UNION BANK LIMITED. In gable apex of porch
is carved diaper work with date 1877. In tympanum is round carved
plate with 3 shields, the centre one bearing the Huddersfield coat of
arms. The interior has been altered.
Ashlar boundary walls with iron railings which return to building.
5 square, ashlar gate piers with tapering chamfers leading to
octagonal pointed cap.
Listing NGR: SE2461324088
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