Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
National Westminster Bank
Tregaron, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Tregaron, Ceredigion, designated on 10 June 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 10 June 1997
- Locality
- Tregaron
- Town
- Tregaron
- Community
- Tregaron
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.22011, -3.93430
- Cadw reference
- 18477
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)
- 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)
- 1899 · 178 Llanilar (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated overlooking irregular square just W of Tregaron Bridge in town centre.
History
1924-6 bank built for the National Provincial bank, probably to the designs of Palmer & Holden, architects to the bank.
Exterior
Exposed timber-frame on coursed rubble stone base, with graded rough silver-grey slates to roof. Large stone stack just below ridge, left of centre. Single storey, box-frame of black-painted adzed oak. Whitewashed plaster panels, 3 panels in height and 7 in width each side of central gabled canted bay window. Oak mullion-and-transom windows with leaded lights.
Centre bay has stone to sill level, then big four-light window with two layers of top-lights, the upper layer above eaves level. Similar glazing with top-lights to splayed sides. Some decorative carving to transoms. Timber-framed gable is on a moulded bressumer carried outwards over splay of bay window, carrying short vertical corner posts with turned pendant finials, and has plaque with bank name in main panel, diagonal bracing to each side and wishbone bracing above. Overhanging bargeboards with pendant gable finial. Decorative framing also to sides. Immediately flanking bay each side are matching three-light windows with single transom and top-lights. Two plastered panels below each window, then symmetry is broken in five-panel length each end. To left is four-light window to manager's office occupying three-panel width with plaster panelling each side and below. To right are two sections of panelling, then doorway and single section beyond. Oak studded-plank broad door with strap hinges in moulded frame with 4-light leaded overlight. End walls are timber-framed with tie-beam, two thin collars, thin vertical studding and long straight angle braces. Metal plaque E gable. W wall is screened by short length of stone walling with cambered-headed doorway, stone voussoirs and oak plank door with strap hinges.
Interior
Altered ceiling. Timber counter may be original, in light panelled wood with console brackets.
Reason for designation
Listed as an exceptional inter-War building utilising the revival of timber-framing skills to traditional designs, the only such building in Cardiganshire.
Nearby in the register
- TrefelinDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of Saint CaronReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Henry Richard MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call Box by the Memorial Hall (01974 298233)Communicationsunder 1 mi
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