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Latitude: 51.662 / 51°39'43"N
Longitude: -3.8061 / 3°48'21"W
OS Eastings: 275175
OS Northings: 197458
OS Grid: SS751974
Mapcode National: GBR H2.6KCM
Mapcode Global: VH4K5.ZH78
Plus Code: 9C3RM56V+RH
Entry Name: Lloyd's Bank
Listing Date: 5 January 1989
Last Amended: 5 January 1989
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 11826
Building Class: Commercial
ID on this website: 300011826
Location: On the street line opposite the Railway Station.
County: Neath Port Talbot
Community: Neath (Castell-nedd)
Community: Neath
Built-Up Area: Neath
Traditional County: Glamorgan
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C1920? Bank in free classical style.
Three bay, 2 storey and attic. White ashlar. Steeply pitched green slate roof, hips to corners. Copper anthemion ridge crests. Copper ridge and hip cladding. Plain eaves cornice. Two timber dormers set into roof. Pediments over moulded architraves. Two light casement windows, rectangular lead cames. Lead roofs, lead cheeks with embossed rose motifs.
First floor windows set into recesses, moulded architraves. Iron framed 12 small paned windows, centre 6 panes form opening casements.
Deep entablature to ground floor. Modillion cornice, triglyphs with guttae to frieze. Modern fascia to centre. Doric pilasters to corner of outer bays. Twenty-four pane iron framed windows with opening lights, keystoned moulded architraves, aprons drop to plinth. Apron to right hand bay pierced for cash dispenser. Inner pilasters bear bronze plaques.
Deeply recessed entrance bay up steps from street. Flanking Doric columns on bases, panelled frieze ad soffit to recess. Central doorway, label on consoles, pulvinated frieze, moulded architraves. Rectangular fanlight with interfaced loop ironwork. Panelled double doors. Narrow flanking windows, plain reveals, sidebars and laticed ironwork glazing bars.
Single dormer to side elevation, 3, first floor window lack architraves. Moulded architrave to central doorway on ground floor. Flanking windows, moulded architraves, similar glazing to front to window on right. Blind window on left carries relief with cartouche over bronze lettering. Night safe cuts through sill.
Rectangular banking hall, channelled piers, moulded capitals. Guilloche band with inset flowers to walls. Coffered ceiling with modillion cornices, dentils, egg and dart moulding. Modern conters etc.
Group value with Midland Bank adjoining.
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