Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Lloyds TSB
Stow Hill, Newport, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 31 March 2000
- Community
- Stow Hill
- Unitary authority
- Newport
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.58569, -2.99446
- Cadw reference
- 23109
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On S corner with Llanarth Street.
History
1895, by E A Lloyd Oswell.
Exterior
Free Renaissance style. Three storeys, bathstone on Portland stone plinth. Balustraded parapet; top 2 storeys articulated by giant Composite pilasters. Curved corner bay with triple window to top floor; on first floor, triple window with swan-neck pediment, and relief frieze; doorway has heavy pedimented hood on large brackets, cartouche and relief.
To R of entrance, 5 bays alternating single and triple windows, those on first floor with reliefs in heads, and pediments to triple windows. End bay in Commercial Street rises to form attic with pavilion lead roof. North (Llanarth Street) elevation of 3 bays, single windows to ends, 2 windows to centre where, on first floor, windows have pediments, and balustraded balcony on heavy brackets.
Reason for designation
High quality bank building on important corner site.
Nearby in the register
- 144 Commercial StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Halfords (Nos.142-143)Commercialunder 1 mi
- 46 Commercial StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Next (152-153)Commercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.