Description

This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 22/02/2018

SJ 3490 SW; 52/213

CASTLE STREET (east side) L2,
No. 1

(Formerly Listed as: No 1 (Midland Bank)

14.03.75

G.V.

II

Bank Building. 1880's. E. Salomons. Red brick, with stone
and granite ground floor. Three storeys and high parapet; one
bay to Castle Street, canted corner bay, and five bays to Dale
Street. Tuscan pilasters and dentilled cornice to ground
floor. First floor to Castle Street has double window in
brick architraves with Composite pilasters and swags on
frieze. 2nd floor is similar but with brick pediment. Deep
frieze at top with swags and wreaths, dentilled cornice, and
balustraded parapet. Canted angle has semicircular iron
balcony to first floor and tripartite window to each,
forming the base to a terminal with cut brick urn and
pediment. More restrained treatment to Dale Street with
tall rectangular window, those to 2nd floor with cornice and
roundels over. End bay recessed with windows similar to
corner.

Listing NGR: SJ3423090453

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26638973

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Recommended Books

• 
  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
• 
  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)