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
18820
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
28/08/1997  
Date of Amendment
28/08/1997  
Name of Property
The Co-operative Bank  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Torfaen  
Community
Pontymoile  
Town
Pontypool  
Locality
Pontypool  
Easting
328137  
Northing
200982  
Street Side
SW  
Location
In Pontypool town centre at the junction of Commercial Street and Crane Street  

Description


Broad Class
Commercial  
Period
 

History
An early C19 commercial block dating probably from 1820-1830, but with alterations to the first floor from the late C19 and the replacement of the ground floor in c1960.  

Exterior
A late Regency three storey rectangular rendered and painted block with a Welsh slate roof. The frontage to Commercial Street has three windows on each floor over a mid C20 bank frontage with black marble fascia. The windows are six over six sashes on the first floor and three over six above, all in plain recesses. Eaves, hipped roof. The Crane Street elevation has a continuation of the bank front on the ground floor, two large projecting four light display windows with tented lead roofs on the first floor and two three over six sashes above over the right hand display window. A large stack can be seen on the right hand party wall. The building has group value with the adjoining terrace in Commercial Street and townscape value as a visual stop looking south along George Street.  

Interior
The interior of the ground floor is wholly of c1960 and contemporary with the shopfront.  

Reason for designation
Included for group value with neighbouring listed buildings in Commercial Street.  

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