Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
National Westminster Bank
Holywell, Flintshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 19 August 1991
- Community
- Holywell
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.27316, -3.22160
- Cadw reference
- 449
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 corner with Panton Place towards the SE end of the street.
History
Mid to late C19 rebuilding of an earlier structure, shown on 1833 map
Exterior
3-storey with painted roughcast upper floors over grander banking ground floor. Hipped slate roof with wide bracket eaves and eaves band; quions, sill bands, moulded deep ground floor cornice and plinth. Horned small-pane sash windows with roundels to base. 2+1-window front with channelled ground floor, Classical doorcase to left with bracketed segmental pediment and panelled pilasters, doors and reveals; modern banking hall windows to right. Offset 2-window right hand side; ground floor cornice, entablature and sill bands continue back to the first of the 2-windows and the side entrance. 3-bay left hand side with similar detail to that on the front; steps down to 2-storeys before adjoining Panton Place and includes 16-pane sash.
Interior
Altered interior.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with listed items in High Street and Panton Place.
Nearby in the register
- 27 Panton PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 29 Panton PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 26 Panton PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
- 28 Panton PlaceDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.