Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
10839
Building Number
55
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
10/01/1991
Date of Amendment
10/01/1991
Name of Property
Midland Bank
Address
55 Cardiff Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Community
Aberdare East
Town
Locality
Easting
300378
Northing
202504
Street Side
Location
Near the junction with Bute Street.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Built c.l857 by W B Gingell; architect of Bristol; classical style. Built as the West of England and South Wales Bank which was taken over by the National Bank of Wales in 1879 which eventually became part of Midland in 1914.
Exterior
3-storey, 5-bay snecked rubble front with bull nosed quoins and freestone dressings except for quoins and ground floor architraves. Deep dentil cornice, panelled frieze with roundel ornament, sill bands and window architraves, keystones and bracket sills. Sash windows with marginal glazing bars; camber headed to 2nd floor, square headed to lst floor with cambered architraves and cornices. Bracketed stone balconies to lst floor - ironwork removed. Semi-circular arched ground floor windows with pointed architraves. Round arched central entrance with architrave lugged to base; freestone frame to top with recessed roundel to spandrels; 6-panel door. Window to left of door altered by insertion of night safe. Modern fascia attached to lst floor sill.
Formerly had ironwork railings to forecourt walls.
Interior
Reason for designation
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