Description

Williamson and Hubbard, 1933. 2-storey, 4-bay (grouped 1-3) former bank in irregular terrace. Classical combined with austere Art Deco detail. Stone cleaned ashlar with polished granite columns. Base course, moulded dividing course and coped parapet.

W (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: ground floor with 3-bay banking hall framed by block architrave slightly projecting from plane of wall; centre bay with full-height paired Doric columns flanking 2-leaf panelled timber door and rectangular fanlight with decorative Art Deco astragals; flanking bays with large multi-pane windows, modern sign above 'EUROCLEAN', and bay to outer left with panelled timber door below small stair window. Principal 3 bays of 1st floor with centre window flanked by broad windows with canted inner angles, glazing wrapped around inner splays. Further window to outer left bay.

Multi-pane, lying glazing in metal frames. Grey slates. Coped ashlar stack with cans and ashlar-coped skews. Cast-iron downpipes with decorative rainwater hoppers.

INTERIOR: part-glazed 2-leaf swing door with decorative astragals; panelled timber counter retained (slightly modified).

Statement of Interest

Built as TSB Bank at a cost of ?3000, work was completed by 12.11.34. Converted to dry cleaning premises with shop 1997.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17807145

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014