15459

 

II  

Designated  

31/01/1995  

31/01/1995  

Midland Bank  

 

Gwynedd  

Barmouth  

 

Barmouth  

261398  

315770  

 

On the street line and adjoining Walter Lloyd Jones and Co., Estate Agents  

Commercial  

 

Early C19, altered in early C20 when converted to a bank building.  

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.  

Retains contemporary banking hall with mahogany countersand dado panelling; high ceiling with fine dentilated plaster cornice.  

Included for group value with Walter Lloyd Jones and Co, and theCors-y-Gedol hotel.