Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
8107
Building Number
22
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
09/05/1988
Date of Amendment
09/05/1988
Name of Property
Richard, George & Jenkins Solicitors
Address
22 High Street
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
Town
Locality
Newtown
Easting
310802
Northing
291595
Street Side
NW
Location
Set slightly back from the street line behind a narrow railed forecourt.
Description
Broad Class
Commercial
Period
History
Mid C19 simple classical style former North and South Wales Bank.
Exterior
3 storey and cellar, 2 window, painted Flemish bond brick front. Advanced entrance bay to left. Leaded parapet to simply moulded eaves cornice. Brick stacks. Shallow upper sash to 9 pane 2nd floor window on left, moulded architrave. Tripartite sash to right, shallow upper sash, small panes; plain pilasters, consoles to eaves band below cornice; sills on brackets. Lower glazing bars removed to former 15 pane sash window of 1st floor left; moulded architrave, flat head. Tripartite sash to right, glazing bars removed from centre sash; plain pilasters, pediment with plain entablature. Moulded sill band. Broad 2 light window to ground floor right. Plain pilasters, cornice, square panels below sill.
Modified Serliana with openwork super arch to entrance. Good ironwork gates, stone steps. Recessed concave entrance vestibule. Central door flanked by round arched doorways, dummy on left, pilasters.
Interior
Reason for designation
Good contemporary heavy ironwork railings to narrow forecourt.
A good example of mid C19 bank architecture.
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