Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
05/01/1989
Date of Amendment
05/01/1989
Name of Property
Barclay's Bank
Unitary Authority
Neath Port Talbot
Location
On the street line midway along the parade.
History
Early C20 classical style bank.
Exterior
Three storey, 5 bay ashlar front, rounded corners. Steeply pitched slate roofs, tall chimneys, corniced caps, necking bands. Balustraded parapets to outer bays, returned to side elevations. Modillion cornice, plain frieze, moulded architrave. Half round Corinthian columns to outer bays rise from bases at first floor sill level.
Moulded shouldered architraves to second floor, 2 light windows. Sashes flanking central mullions. Cross windows to first floor, inset sashes, moulded architraves. Triangular pediment to centre and outer bays with balustraded balconies. Flat labels to others.
Similar detail to 2 bay right end elevation.
Interior
Plain entablature over channelled ground floor with plinth. Advanced outer bays with Ionic quarter columns to angles with centre bays. Round arched windows, rusticated architraves, stressed quoins, continuous impost band. Sill band. Modern glazing. Doorway to centre flanked by Ionic half columns on bases. Cavetto reveals. Fanlight over modern name board to panelled double doors.
Reason for designation
Similar detail to 2 bay right end elevation.
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