Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Midland Bank
Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 31 January 1995
- Locality
- Barmouth
- Community
- Barmouth
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.72177, -4.05361
- Cadw reference
- 15459
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
On the street line and adjoining Walter Lloyd Jones and Co.,
Estate Agents
History
Early C19, altered in early C20 when converted to a bank building.
Exterior
Dressed sandstone ground floor and first-floor gables; first floor of snecked rubble. Shallow pitched slate roof with plain flanking stacks, that to L rendered and abutting the neighbouring stack.
3-bay ground floor with entrance bay to R; each bay divided by rusticated pilasters. Large pedimented entrance with supporting scrolled brackets carried on vertically-panelled pilasters. Moulded architrave continued above door as an arched tympanum with projecting acanthus keystone; the tympanum formerly carved with lettering:`BANK', later keyed to receive metal plaque (now removed). Large panelled double-doors, each with 3 raised panels, the central ones very narrow. To the L of the entrance bay are 2 large arched windows with moulded reveals and keystones as before. Multi-pane glazed windows. Vitruvianscroll decoration to frieze; plain fascia and simply-moulded cornice.Central near-flush 6-pane sash window to first floor, under theeaves; moulded reveals. Flanking this 2 pedimented dormers breakingthe eaves, with 12-pane sashes as before; the upper gables and cillsare of dressed sandstone.
Interior
Retains contemporary banking hall with mahogany countersand dado panelling; high ceiling with fine dentilated plaster cornice.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with Walter Lloyd Jones and Co, and theCors-y-Gedol hotel.
Nearby in the register
- Walter Lloyd Jones & Co., Estate Agents, and Walter Lloyd Jones, SalesroomCommercialunder 1 mi
- Fron-y-GraigDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tan-y-FronDomesticunder 1 mi
- The Cors-y-Gedol HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.