National Westminster Bank, Usk, Monmouthshire

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7022 / 51°42'7"N

Longitude: -2.9054 / 2°54'19"W

OS Eastings: 337527

OS Northings: 200773

OS Grid: SO375007

Mapcode National: GBR J9.3XKV

Mapcode Global: VH79V.LGDY

Plus Code: 9C3VP32V+VR

Entry Name: National Westminster Bank

Listing Date: 1 April 1974

Last Amended: 30 April 2004

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 2136

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300002136

Location: Part of the end terrace of the S range of Bridge Street before the bridge, set back from no. 59.

County: Monmouthshire

Town: Usk

Community: Usk (Brynbuga)

Community: Usk

Built-Up Area: Usk

Traditional County: Monmouthshire

Tagged with: Bank Business

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History

Built 1848 by RH Thomas of Newport for the Monmouthshire and Glamorgan Bank. Probably formerly fronted with railings. Inhabited by Edward John Trelawny, friend of Byron and Shelley, who brought back cedar tree seeds from the cemetery in Italy where Shelley's ashes were buried, and planted the seeds in and around Usk.

Exterior

Bank in Classical style. Rendered and painted with shallow-pitched slate roof and tall and narrow rendered corniced end cross-ridge stack. Two storeys. Raised and staggered quoins, eaves band, eared architraves, shallow bracketed sills. A 3-window range of 6-pane sashes to first floor. Ground floor has shallow steps up to grand central porch with deep entablature with billet moulding supported by paired fluted columns with lotus-leaf capitals, rear pilasters; door with 3 horizontal panels. Paired plate glass windows with surrounds similar to above on either side of doorway. Plinth.

Reasons for Listing

Of special interest as an early purpose-built bank in Classical style, andretaining its character.

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National Westminster Bank

A Grade II Listed Building in Usk, Monmouthshire