Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
13729
Building Number
27
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
19/05/1975
Date of Amendment
30/04/1999
Name of Property
Lloyd's Bank and Chambers
Address
27 High Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Castle
Town
Locality
Easting
318117
Northing
176408
Street Side
W
Location
To right (N) of entrance block of Castle Arcade.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
1892, Architect, J A Chatwin of Birmingham.
Exterior
Classical stone building. Four storeys. five windows. Arched attic windows and crowning balustrade, lion heads, moulded keystones. Giant order of fluted Corinthian pilasters through 1st and 2nd storeys; entablature. Second floor windows rectangular headed: 1st floor windows with triangular pediments, and convex stone balconies. Rusticated arcaded ground storey; 3 windows to centre with scrolled keystones, similar doorway to L; to R, elaborate bank entrance with heavy lion-head keystone, relief spandrels, grey Bessbrook granite doorway.
Interior
Reason for designation
Ambitious late C19 classical commercial building.
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