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National Westminster Bank

Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, designated on 24 June 1991.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of National Westminster Bank, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Designation
Listed building, Grade II
Broad class
Commercial
Date of designation
24 June 1991
Community
Llandeilo
Unitary authority
Carmarthenshire
Country
Wales
Coordinates
51.88376, -3.99231
Cadw reference
11090

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1860 map "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Cadw's description

Location

Sited on the corner of Bank Buildings with Rhosmaen Street.

History

By F C R Palmer.

Exterior

Fine Wrennaisance style bank. Red rubbed English band brick with ashlar dressings and plinth. 5 bay front, centre. 3 bays slightly advanced, balustraded parapet with urn-like finials over; sunk panelled brick parapet to rest, corniced capping. Full entablature returned to sides. Moulded cornice, with egg and dart and dentils to centre 3 bays, plain frieze. 4 Ionic half columns with tonis bases on panelled pedestals. Flamboyant escutcheon bearing George V monogram with garlands to centre bay over segmental open pediment on scrolled consoles. Moulded architrave. Panelled oak double doors. Steps down to street, bolection moulded treads. Flanking bays with rectangular sunk panels over deep, timber cross framed windows, rectangular lead cames. Rubbed brick voussoirs, ashlar keystones, sill band. Ashlar rusticated quoins.

Similar window with sunk panel over to Bank Buildings side elevation, centre portion advanced with rusticated quoins.

Rear elevation with broad 3 light transomed window to centre flanked by cross windows, rectangular lead cames. Diocletion window over. Squat leaded cupola to roof, lead camed windows.

Interior

Canted part glazed entrance lobby, oak panelling. Classical banking hall. Central dome. Deep moulded cornice with egg and dart etc. Moulded plaster panels above dado. Panelled oak counter.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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