Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Royal Bank of Scotland
Colwyn Bay, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Colwyn Bay, Conwy, designated on 25 July 1994.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 25 July 1994
- Locality
- Colwyn Bay
- Community
- Colwyn Bay
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.29602, -3.72995
- Cadw reference
- 14679
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesNational Library of ScotlandDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 95 Rhyl (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1900 · Denbighshire Sheet III.NE (National Library of Scotland)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the corner with Wynnstay Road.
History
Built in 1931 for William’s Deacons Bank to replace an earlier building on the site, and designed by S Colwyn Foulkes, architect of Colwyn Bay.
Exterior
White ashlar facing, and hipped slate roof with axial stacks. 2 storeys, 7 window range with central entrance in Ionic portico in antis. Secondary entrance to right, in high architrave. Tripartite sash window over the main entrance, flanked by blank panels. Other windows are 9-pane sashes, elongated and in architraves with brackets to sills to ground floor. 4-window return to Wynnstay Road. Plain frieze and blocking course.
Reason for designation
A sophisticated exercise in the academic neo-classicism often considered appropriate for bank buildings in the earlier C20.
Nearby in the register
- War MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- 28 Penrhyn BuildingsCommercialunder 1 mi
- 30 Penrhyn BuildingsCommercialunder 1 mi
- Midland BankCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.