Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Midland Bank
St. Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in St. Asaph, Denbighshire, designated on 24 November 1987.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 24 November 1987
- Community
- St. Asaph
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.25716, -3.44403
- Cadw reference
- 1434
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Set into slope at the top of the street on the corner with High Street.
History
Dated 1910, by Woolfall and Eccles, architects of Liverpool.
Exterior
Renaissance single storey and basement structure with asymmetrical 2-bay entrance front and 3-window front to High Street. Channelled ashlar with rusticated plinth; steep pitch green slate hipped platform roof and ashlar chimney stack with banding. High balustraded parapet with dividing pilasters; modillion cornice plain entablature and moulded architrave. Recessed 2-light window to right of entrance with stone mullion, timber transom and flanking Tuscan Doric columns in antis; similar window to centre of high street elevation and flanked by similar single light windows. All windows have architraves and advanced blind panels below cills. Entrance porch to corner on Gemig Street front with pediment over stepped forward doorcase. Egg and Dart cornice, lions head brackets, bolection moulded architrave with swag bordered and dated cartouche and ornamented pilaster strips; panelled reveals and double panelled doors. Iron railing to corner and stepped low parapet wall to High Street small pane metal frame casement windows. Ruabon brick to rear; modern flat roof extensions.
Interior
Interior retains circular swagged plaster moulding to ceiling; dentil cornice and half glazed inner double doors.
Reason for designation
Group value with other listed items on High Street and Red Lion Inn to rear.
Nearby in the register
- Red Lion P.H.Commercialunder 1 mi
- Conservative ClubRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Glasgow House including County Cleaners, Halifax Building Society & Shoe Repairs)Commercialunder 1 mi
- Elwy Bank including D.P. NashCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.