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
3023
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
02/05/1980
Date of Amendment
31/03/2000
Name of Property
National Westminster Bank (including Nos.2 & 4 Cambrian Road)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Newport
Community
Stow Hill
Town
Locality
Easting
331002
Northing
188162
Street Side
W
Location
On corner of High Street and Bridge Street.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
1892 by C R Gribble; alterations circa 1906; The Grecian roof line and corner entrance are remodellings of circa 1914.
Exterior
Two storey Classical bank building. Bathstone on granite plinth. Balustraded parapet, dentil cornice, acanthus frieze. Entrance in convex corner bay; granite portal flanked by paired Doric columns supporting entablature with frieze with laurels etc; window over doorway; on first floor central window flanked by smaller windows. High Street elevation of 9 windows; pilasters to upper floor, half-columns to ground floor. Central bay stressed by Grecian roof line. Masks to ground floor keystones. Bridge Street elevation of 7 windows has central doorway with granite portal; semi-circular arched window above. Windows at 2 levels on ground floor.
Interior
Fine interior with polychrome tile work to wall dado; polychrome marble pilasters above; polychrome tiled barley sugar columns.
Reason for designation
Good bank building on key town centre site with fine interior. Group value with attached buildings to N on High Street.
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