Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
National Westminster Bank
Castle, Swansea, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Castle, Swansea, designated on 30 March 1987.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 30 March 1987
- Community
- Castle
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.61922, -3.94002
- Cadw reference
- 11664
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
End building to terraced group on right.
History
1927-9. Inter-War classicism.
Exterior
3-storey 3-bay Portland stone frontage with set-back top storey and giant Ionic portico in antis. Balustraded parapet, moulded eaves cornice; main entablature with dentil and egg-and-dart cornice, modern signboard to frieze. Linked metal-framed windows with infill panels to recessed centre, cutaway cill, small-pane upper glazing throughout. Matching outer doorways with arched and traceried fanlights over consoled cornices, double 6-panel doors.
Interior
Interior has simple classical banking-hall with coffered ceiling, pilasters, rosettes to "springers", arched doorways etc.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
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- Including entry to Salubrious PassageCommercialunder 1 mi
- Including Entry to Salubrious PassageCommercialunder 1 mi
- No Sign Bar & Munday's Wine MerchantsCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.