Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
HSBC Bank
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, designated on 18 January 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 18 January 1995
- Town
- Haverfordwest
- Community
- Haverfordwest
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.80157, -4.96926
- Cadw reference
- 15672
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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)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 228 Haverfordwest (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Towards the bottom of the High Street, close to the corner with Hill Lane.
History
The present building was remodelled for the Metropolitan Bank by D.E. Thomas in 1900, later taken over by the Midland Bank. This was an alteration to a pair of terraced houses, shown in one old photograph with deep-eaved roof and hipped dormers, and then at a later stage with two late C19 oriels, architreaves to all the windows and to central paired doors. An early staircase between the upper floors may survive.
Exterior
Bank premises, painted stucco with parapet and brick end stacks. Three storeys, six bays. Channelled rusticated ground floor, moulded cornice under first floor sills, moulded band under second floor sills, moulded top cornice and five-bay parapet divided by panelled piers. Plate glass sash windows, close-spaced apart from fourth bay which is wider. The six upper sash windows and the two in first floor third and fourth bays have moulded architraves and cornices above on console brackets, the two on first floor also have moulded keystones. Outer bays of first floor have big square oriels with triple plate glass sashes to front, single to sides, moulded cornice, panelled base over heavily moulded tapered underside. Bases of oriels rest on top of moulded entablatures of two ground floor triple sash windows divided by pilasters. Doorway in third bay, to left of centre with short pilasters on high panelled bases, supporting exaggerated reeded console brackets carrying a steep semicircular hood. Four stone steps up to heavy linenfold panelled 9-panel door. Plain fanlight. Fourth bay has a single sash with pilasters and entablature.
The right end triple window has had the centre light cut down as a door with uPVC door and overlight.
Slate-hung left end wall.
Interior
Wholly altered banking hall; panelled reveals to windows in upper storeys. Staircase in right end bay with lower flight replaced in 1890 with cast-iron lower newel and cast-iron pierced balusters. Earlier turned baluster staircase from first floor not available for inspection 2005.
Reason for designation
Included for its special architectural interest as a robust example of late C19 stucco Italianate design, which makes a strong contribution to the High Street.
Nearby in the register
- 43 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- 24 Hill LaneDomesticunder 1 mi
- Nos. 36 and 38 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 35 High StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.