Full Report for Listed Buildings


The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.

Summary Description


Reference Number
11090
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
24/06/1991  
Date of Amendment
 
Name of Property
National Westminster Bank  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire  
Community
Llandeilo  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
262972  
Northing
222454  
Street Side
 
Location
Sited on the corner of Bank Buildings with Rhosmaen Street.  

Description


Broad Class
Commercial  
Period
 

History
By F C R Palmer.  

Exterior
Fine Wrennaisance style bank. Red rubbed English band brick with ashlar dressings and plinth. 5 bay front, centre. 3 bays slightly advanced, balustraded parapet with urn-like finials over; sunk panelled brick parapet to rest, corniced capping. Full entablature returned to sides. Moulded cornice, with egg and dart and dentils to centre 3 bays, plain frieze. 4 Ionic half columns with tonis bases on panelled pedestals. Flamboyant escutcheon bearing George V monogram with garlands to centre bay over segmental open pediment on scrolled consoles. Moulded architrave. Panelled oak double doors. Steps down to street, bolection moulded treads. Flanking bays with rectangular sunk panels over deep, timber cross framed windows, rectangular lead cames. Rubbed brick voussoirs, ashlar keystones, sill band. Ashlar rusticated quoins. Similar window with sunk panel over to Bank Buildings side elevation, centre portion advanced with rusticated quoins. Rear elevation with broad 3 light transomed window to centre flanked by cross windows, rectangular lead cames. Diocletion window over. Squat leaded cupola to roof, lead camed windows.  

Interior
Canted part glazed entrance lobby, oak panelling. Classical banking hall. Central dome. Deep moulded cornice with egg and dart etc. Moulded plaster panels above dado. Panelled oak counter.  

Reason for designation
 

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