Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland, Drummond's Bank
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, DRUMMOND'S BANK, 49 AND 50, TRAFALGAR SQUARE SW1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1225731
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland, Drummond's Bank
- Statutory Address:
- ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, DRUMMOND'S BANK, 49 AND 50, TRAFALGAR SQUARE SW1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1225731
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland, Drummond's Bank
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, DRUMMOND'S BANK, 49 AND 50, TRAFALGAR SQUARE SW1
- Statutory Address 2:
- ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, WHITEHALL SW1
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:
- ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, DRUMMOND'S BANK, 49 AND 50, TRAFALGAR SQUARE SW1
- Statutory Address:
- ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, WHITEHALL SW1
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City of Westminster (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 30031 80324
Details
TQ 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER TRAFALGAR SQUARE SW1 83/43 Nos 49 and 50 (Royal Bank of Scotland, Drummond's Bank) GV II Bank. c. 1885 by George Aitchison. Portland stone, slate roof. Late Italianate, neo-Palladian style. Corner block with quadrant return to Admiralty Arch fore- court. 3 storeys, with raised ground floor, and attic storey. 7 windows wide symmetrical front to Whitehall with shallow 3 bay pedimented centre break and slightly recessed quadrant corner of 5 bays terminating in porch in front of recessed 3-bay section. In antis porch with polished granite pilasters, entablature and balust- traded parapet. Ground floor, with deep plinth and order of channelled, pedestalled piers, has recessed square headed sashes under entablature. Upper floors have architraved sashes, those on 1st floor with cornices and pediments in centre break which has giant order of fluted Ionic pilasters; pediment in attic storey contains wreathed oculus; the attic is channelled and articulated by squat fluted pilasters; crowning cornice and balustraded parapet. Part of the formal approach to Admiralty Arch with Reginald Blomfield's No 57 q.v. Drummond, however, refused to have his bank remodelled in keeping with Blomfield's introduction to Aston Webb's Victoria Memorial-Mall scheme.
Listing NGR: TQ3003180324
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 422237
- 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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