Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
National Westminster Bank
Llanrwst, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanrwst, Conwy, designated on 19 February 1993.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 19 February 1993
- Community
- Llanrwst
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.13855, -3.79902
- Cadw reference
- 3605
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 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)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Exterior
3605
On corner of Station Road and Bro Helyg.
By Shayler and Ridge, architects, 1922-24. For National Provincial Bank.
Fine bank in early C18 style; two storeys plus attics. Steeply pitched slate roof with tall stone chimneys. Three dormers to each street elevation, alternating triangular and segmental pediments, small pane casement glazing. Pale ashlar elevations, dentil cornice, stringcourses below first floor and ground floor windows; shallow plinth.
Single bay in splayed corner; first floor twelve-pane horned sash in architrave with stepped keystone. Entrance doorway with open segmental pediment containing cartouche with 'NPB' monogram; flanking banded Ionic columns; stepped voussoir-lintel to door surround.
Five bays to Station Road; on first floor, three twelve-pane horned sash windows flanked by narrower eight-pane horned sashes. On ground floor, three taller fifteen-pane sashes with to L, narrower ten pane sash, and to R, doorway with cornice (small sash window over).
Five bays to Bro Helyg, twelve-pane horned sashes to first floor; fifteen-pane to ground floor, architraves as Station Road. Lower extension to rear with hipped roof and attic dormer to road; red brick return.
References: E Hubbard, Clwyd (The Buildings Of Wales), 1986, p 238.
Nearby in the register
- Tyn-y-FfynwentDomesticunder 1 mi
- Parish Church of St GrwstReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Jesus Hospital (Llanrwst Almshouses)Health and Welfareunder 1 mi
- Gateway ro Parish ChurchyardReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.