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
15459
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/01/1995
Date of Amendment
Name of Property
Midland Bank
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Barmouth
Town
Locality
Barmouth
Easting
261398
Northing
315770
Street Side
Location
On the street line and adjoining Walter Lloyd Jones and Co.,
Estate Agents
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Early C19, altered in early C20 when converted to a bank building.
Exterior
Dressed sandstone ground floor and first-floor gables; first floor of snecked rubble. Shallow pitched slate roof with plain flanking stacks, that to L rendered and abutting the neighbouring stack.
3-bay ground floor with entrance bay to R; each bay divided by rusticated pilasters. Large pedimented entrance with supporting scrolled brackets carried on vertically-panelled pilasters. Moulded architrave continued above door as an arched tympanum with projecting acanthus keystone; the tympanum formerly carved with lettering:`BANK', later keyed to receive metal plaque (now removed). Large panelled double-doors, each with 3 raised panels, the central ones very narrow. To the L of the entrance bay are 2 large arched windows with moulded reveals and keystones as before. Multi-pane glazed windows. Vitruvianscroll decoration to frieze; plain fascia and simply-moulded cornice.Central near-flush 6-pane sash window to first floor, under theeaves; moulded reveals. Flanking this 2 pedimented dormers breakingthe eaves, with 12-pane sashes as before; the upper gables and cillsare of dressed sandstone.
Interior
Retains contemporary banking hall with mahogany countersand dado panelling; high ceiling with fine dentilated plaster cornice.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Walter Lloyd Jones and Co, and theCors-y-Gedol hotel.
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