Midland Bank
MIDLAND BANK, 109, UNION STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1218391
- Date first listed:
- 08-Mar-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Midland Bank
- Statutory Address:
- MIDLAND BANK, 109, UNION STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1218391
- Date first listed:
- 08-Mar-1993
- List Entry Name:
- Midland Bank
- Statutory Address 1:
- MIDLAND BANK, 109, UNION STREET
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MIDLAND BANK, 109, UNION STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Oldham (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 92858 04955
Details
OLDHAM
SD9204NE UNION STREET 780-1/6/84 (North side) No.109 Midland Bank
GV II
Bank. Dated 1892. By Thomas Taylor. Ashlar faced with Welsh slate roof. French Renaissance style. 2 storeys raised over basement, 4-window range to Union Street. Outer bays slightly advanced, and forming corner pavilion towers, with entrance to left. Porch with polished granite Ionic columns carrying entablature. Round-arched entrance with paired panelled doors within. 2 central windows, divided by a shaft, and a third window in advanced right-hand bay. Round-arched windows to first floor, with moulded architraves to central window, articulated by pilasters with Ionic capitals. Plainer architraves to outer windows with simple moulded frieze. Moulded cornice and blocking course to central range, running between steep hipped roofs of outer pavilion towers, which have shallow pediment to cornice in each face, and are capped with wrought-iron brattishing. Return elevation to Queen Street has similar pavilion at far corner, and 5 window range to banking hall, divided by Ionic pilasters, and with full-height round-arched windows. Similar elevation to Retiro Street with foundation stone recording 'This building was erected by the Oldham Joint Stock Bank Limited. Commenced March 1890. Opened 22 February 1892.' Basement area to Union Street elevation has cast-iron railings with twisted and scrolled decoration, on low plinth wall.
Listing NGR: SD9285804955
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 388944
- 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.
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