Former Barclay's Bank
FORMER BARCLAY'S BANK, 239, LEWISHAM WAY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253066
- Date first listed:
- 20-Sept-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Former Barclay's Bank
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER BARCLAY'S BANK, 239, LEWISHAM WAY
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- Date:
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1253066
- Date first listed:
- 20-Sept-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Former Barclay's Bank
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER BARCLAY'S BANK, 239, LEWISHAM WAY
- Statutory Address 2:
- FORMER BARCLAY'S BANK, FRIENDLY 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:
- FORMER BARCLAY'S BANK, 239, LEWISHAM WAY
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER BARCLAY'S BANK, FRIENDLY STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Lewisham (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 37083 76382
Details
The following building shall be added to the list:- LEWISHAM WAY TQ3776 (east side) 8/10020 No 239 Former Barclay's Bank
GV II
Includes: Former Barclay's Bank FRIENDLY STREET.
Former bank premises, now converted to flats; designed in 1885 and built in about 1886 by J and J S Edmeston for the London and South West Bank Ltd. Red brick and buff terracotta in a baronial style, a rectangular comer building of two narrow bays to front and three and half bays to side, three storeys and attic. Ground-floor entirely clad in buff terracotta with projecting base, falling with slope of Friendly Street to side. Pilaster strips ascend to first floor, where form arcade with voussoirs set into a plain band in the manner of a Gibbs surround. Broad sill band under second floor, from which sprout bartizans. Heavily-modelled modillion cornice below parapet, gable and dormers. Single gable to Lewisham Way with pair of dormers to Friendly Street, all with inverted volutes and much ornamentation in the Serlian manner. Smaller dormer behind parapet with hipped slate roof and iron cresting. Terracotta copings to gables and dormers, whilst the bartizans are finished with terracotta spirelets. All windows are casements with mullions and transoms set in terracotta architrave surrounds with banded decoration. Projecting terracotta porch with ornamented pediment, and frieze bearing epitet 'BANK', supported on extended openwork consoles. Second floor has 'BANK BUILDINGS' inscribed into cut-brick cartouche. Area railings to Friendly Street. Interior not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ3708376382
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 436197
- 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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