Bank Buildings

BANK BUILDINGS, 1-34, MILL BANK ROAD

Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places

Explore this list entry

Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1184003
Date first listed:
27-Oct-1981
List Entry Name:
Bank Buildings
Statutory Address:
BANK BUILDINGS, 1-34, MILL BANK ROAD
January 2023
Contributed by Emily Greenaway This photo may not represent the current condition of the site. Over 400,000 images and stories have been added to the Missing Pieces Project so far. Share your story.
View all

Location

Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places. 

There is a problem

Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .

This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.

What is the National Heritage List for England?

The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.

The list includes:

Icon Buildings
Icon Scheduled monuments
Icon Parks and gardens
Icon Battlefields
Icon Shipwrecks

Find out more about listing

Images of England Project

To view this image please use Firefox, Chrome, Safari, or Edge.
Archive image, may not represent current condition of site.
Date:
2001-05-03
Reference:
IOE01/03940/27
Rights:
© Mr John Turner. Source: Historic England Archive

Local Heritage Hub

Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.

Discover more

Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1184003
Date first listed:
27-Oct-1981
List Entry Name:
Bank Buildings
Statutory Address 1:
BANK BUILDINGS, 1-34, MILL BANK ROAD

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
BANK BUILDINGS, 1-34, MILL BANK ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Kirklees (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Meltham
National Grid Reference:
SE 10454 10302

Details

SE 11 SW MILL BANK ROAD (Meltham) 2/34 Bank Buildings 27th October 1981 Nos. 1-34 inclusive II

A large terrace of 34 dwellings Nos. 1-22 to the rear, and Nos. 23-34 to the front as underdwellings,with Tudor detailing. Circa 1860 for Charles Brook (Jun.). Hammer dressed stone with ashlar dressings. Pitched slate roof with gable copings and stone stacks. Three storeys and attic to front, two storeys and attic to rear. Symmetrical composition with gables to the centre, ends and at intermediate points with gabled dormers between. Entrances are arched, ground, 2nd floor and attic windows are 2-light, 1st floor windows are 3-light some with transoms, all chamfered. Many mullions have been removed. The central bay breaks forward and is gabled, with arched entrance to each side and four storey ashlar canted bay with arched lights. Large plaque with raised gothic letters reads: "Bank Buildings". Rear elevation is similar with 2-light windows to ground floor and attic, and 3-light windows to 1st floor detailed as before. The central bay breaks forward with 1st and 2nd floor canted oriel bay with arched lights.

Listing NGR: SE1045410303

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
340870
Legacy System:
LBS

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

Ordnance survey map of Bank Buildings

Map

This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 07-Jun-2026 at 18:26:04.

Download a full scale map (PDF)
© Crown copyright [and database rights] 2026. OS AC0000815036. Use of this mapping is subject to Terms and Conditions.

End of official list entry

All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.

Previous Overview
Next Comments and Photos