Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lloyds Bank
Castle, Swansea, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Swansea, Castle, designated on 30 March 1987.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 30 March 1987
- Locality
- Swansea
- Community
- Castle
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61930, -3.93886
- Cadw reference
- 11663
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 247 Swansea (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In a row of frontages towards foot of street.
History
1910-12. Designed by Waller and Son, architects of Gloucester.
Exterior
Edwardian classicism. 3 storeys and attic, 5-bay facade. Portland stone, slate roof, tall gable end stacks. Advanced and banded outer bays with giant Corinthian half-columns to recessed centre bays; bracket cornice with balustraded and panelled parapet, similar treatment over ground floor. Moulded architraves, swagged aprons link outer storeys, pediments with cherub panels to centre 1st floor windows. Rusticated ground floor with cavetto-arched openings and keyblocks, original tripartite glazing with radiating fanlights, double doors to left.
Nearby in the register
- No 4 The Strand (Colonial Buildings including Ace Electrical Spares Centre)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Telecom BuildingCommercialunder 1 mi
- National Westminster BankCommercialunder 1 mi
- Old Post Office Building (Now Post Office Sorting Office)Communicationsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.