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
11659
Building Number
9  
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
30/03/1987  
Date of Amendment
 
Name of Property
National Bank Ltd  
Address
9 Wind Street  

Location


Unitary Authority
Swansea  
Community
Castle  
Town
 
Locality
 
Easting
265772  
Northing
192989  
Street Side
 
Location
On corner with Green Dragon Lane  

Description


Broad Class
Commercial  
Period
 

History
Probably early C19, later attic and ground floor.  

Exterior
2 window classical stucco front with end pilasters and dentil cornice over 2nd floor. Attic cornice and parapet, with centre tablet; end pilasters, later C19 sash windows. Left hand panel of main frieze inscribed "This is a joint pine end". Moulded architraves to 1st and 2nd floor windows, cornices with volute brackets over 1st, sashes without glazing bars. Elaborate ashlar bank frontages inserted ca 1930 in Greek Revival style. Lion mask cornice over entablature, twin fluted columns in antis with acanthus capitals to wide ground floor openings, recessed bay window treatment to metal glazing and stall risers; key patterns to cill bands. Disc ornament and elongated key pattern to pilasters, splayed corner entrance with disc architrave and bracket cornice, double bronze doors.  

Interior
Good enriched ceiling with wreaths and guilloche bands in banking hall, panelled counters etc.  

Reason for designation
Group value.  

Cadw : Full Report for Listed Buildings [ Records 1 of 1 ]



Export