Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
1793
Building Number
43
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/01/1994
Date of Amendment
31/01/1994
Name of Property
Trustee Savings Bank
Address
43 High Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Wrexham
Community
Offa
Town
Locality
Easting
333523
Northing
350198
Street Side
Location
On the corner of High Street and Church Street.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Bank. Built 1896-9 by J. H. Swainson of Wrexham.
Exterior
Red sandstone ashlar faced with slate mansard roof. 3 storeys with attics, entrance across angle, with canted tower corbelled out above it.
2-window range each side. Lower openings have segmentally arched heads with keystones and are linked by continuous string course.
Coved string course above the ground floor, sill bands, continuous hood moulds (incorporating pediments over the windows) and pilasters all serve to articulate the upper storeys. 2-light mullioned and transomed windows, with similar windows in the corner tower, which has round arched windows with pedimented heads in its upper stage and is surmounted by a cupola roof with fleche. Pedimented dormer windows recessed behind parapet. 2 storeyed wing to Church Street in similar, though plainer style is possibly an addition. End wall and axial stacks.
Interior
Reason for designation
An interesting example of late C19 commercial architecture, forming part of an important group of commercial buildings.
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