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Halifax Building Society

A Grade II Listed Building in Portsmouth, City of Portsmouth

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7996 / 50°47'58"N

Longitude: -1.0912 / 1°5'28"W

OS Eastings: 464140

OS Northings: 100399

OS Grid: SU641003

Mapcode National: GBR VR0.B6

Mapcode Global: FRA 86LZ.JP2

Plus Code: 9C2WQWX5+RG

Entry Name: Halifax Building Society

Listing Date: 25 September 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1387017

English Heritage Legacy ID: 474433

ID on this website: 101387017

Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1

County: City of Portsmouth

Electoral Ward/Division: Charles Dickens

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Portsmouth

Traditional County: Hampshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hampshire

Church of England Parish: Portsea All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Portsmouth

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Description


PORTSMOUTH

SU6400SW COMMERCIAL ROAD, Landport 774-1/21/260 (West side) 25/09/72 No.105 Halifax Building Society

II

Building society. c1900-20. Portland stone and granite. Roof concealed. Baroque style. 3 storeys, 5 bays. Polished granite ground floor articulated by horizontal rusticated piers. To left and to right is an 8-panelled door with flanking banded pilasters, heavy brackets support cornice and bowed stone parapet. At centre are 3 large recessed casements, frieze and cornice run across. First floor has 5 recessed sashes with architrave and keystone; alternate scrolled open and triangular pediments, set within heavy horizontal banded rustication with egg-and-dart band at window heads. On second floor outer bays only are rusticated with flanking Doric pilasters, centre bay has flanking Doric attached columns; 5 sashes, centre 3 are each framed by Doric columns, frieze and cornice; outer sashes each set in Gibbs surround with keystone and cornice. Entablature with modillion cornice and parapet with balusters divided by piers. INTERIOR not inspected.

Listing NGR: SU6417200284

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