Premises Occupied By National Westminster Bank

PREMISES OCCUPIED BY NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, FOUNTAIN PLACE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1220341
Date first listed:
02-Oct-1951
List Entry Name:
Premises Occupied By National Westminster Bank
Statutory Address:
PREMISES OCCUPIED BY NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, FOUNTAIN PLACE
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Date:
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1220341
Date first listed:
02-Oct-1951
Date of most recent amendment:
15-Mar-1993
List Entry Name:
Premises Occupied By National Westminster Bank
Statutory Address 1:
PREMISES OCCUPIED BY NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, FOUNTAIN PLACE

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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.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
PREMISES OCCUPIED BY NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, FOUNTAIN PLACE

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

District:
City of Stoke-on-Trent (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SJ 86706 49765

Details

STOKE ON TRENT

SJ8649NE FOUNTAIN PLACE, Burslem 613-1/10/8 (West side) 02/10/51 Premises occupied by National Westminster Bank (Formerly Listed as: FOUNTAIN PLACE, Burslem Premises occupied by District Bank)

GV II

Bank premises, probably purpose built. c1870. Brick with stone dressings and Welsh slate roof. Tudor gothic style, 2-storeyed, with 2 outer gabled wings to south elevation, and central gable to east elevation of 3 principal bays. Eastern elevation has doorway to left, in slightly advanced porch, with polished granite shafts carrying segmental arch surmounted by fretted balustrade. Band of 5 windows beyond with heavy stone dressings including shallow balustraded panels below. Upper storey projects slightly, and has stone mullioned and transomed windows, with central oriel bay with balustrade as parapet, beneath the central gable. Southern elevation has full-height canted bay with mullioned and transomed lights in western gable, and flat-roofed porch in its angle with the central bay, with doorway now disused up steps. Band of 4 narrow windows in eastern bay, and canted oriel bay window over. Coped gables with finials. Stack on rear elelvation.

Listing NGR: SJ8670649765

Legacy

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Legacy System number:
384393
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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