Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Midland Bank
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, designated on 19 June 1990.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Commercial
- Date of designation
- 19 June 1990
- Community
- Dolgellau
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.74269, -3.88541
- Cadw reference
- 4972
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)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 135 Harlech (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the street line by the W end of Mill Street.
History
l924. Classical bank by Woolfall and Eccles of Liverpool on the site of the Angel Inn. The building superceded the "Old Merionethshire Bank" building in Lombard Street.
Exterior
2 storey, snecked masonry, freestone dressings. Steep slate roof hipped to corner. Low eaves parapet on plain cornice.
Ashlar canted corner entrance bay. Open pediment on broad sunk panelled pilasters to lst floor. Inset l2 pane horned sash window. Cornice over moulded architrave with keystone. Sill brackets. Similar windows without cornice set between snecked pilasters to 4 window Eldon Square elevation and 3 window elevation towards Mill Street.
Continuous modillion cornice with plain entablature over ground floors. Round arched hood on plain pilasters to entrance. Plain fanlight over double 6 panel doors. Channelled quoins. 4 tall round arched windows set between snecked pilasters to Eldon Square. Moulded hoods, keystones, sill band. Marginal glazing bars over opaque rectangular panel. 2 similar windows towards Mill Street. Doorway to extreme left. Occulus over moulded doorcase with cornice. Panelled door.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Central Buildings (formerly known as Meyrick House)Commercialunder 1 mi
- The Cross Keys P.H.Commercialunder 1 mi
- Bodfan, to rear of R & G Wynne WilliamsDomesticunder 1 mi
- R & G Wynne WilliamsCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.