NATIONAL WESTMINSTER OLD BANK PART OF THE NATIONAL WESTMINSTER OLD BANK

NATIONAL WESTMINSTER OLD BANK, MARKET PLACE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1263031
Date first listed:: 09-Apr-1954
List Entry Name:: NATIONAL WESTMINSTER OLD BANK PART OF THE NATIONAL WESTMINSTER OLD BANK
Statutory Address:: NATIONAL WESTMINSTER OLD BANK, MARKET PLACE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1263031
Date first listed:: 09-Apr-1954
Date of most recent amendment:: 19-Sep-1972
List Entry Name:: NATIONAL WESTMINSTER OLD BANK PART OF THE NATIONAL WESTMINSTER OLD BANK
Statutory Address 1:: NATIONAL WESTMINSTER OLD BANK, MARKET PLACE
Statutory Address 2:: PART OF THE NATIONAL WESTMINSTER OLD BANK, 41, ST JOHNS STREET

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

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:: NATIONAL WESTMINSTER OLD BANK, MARKET PLACE
Statutory Address:: PART OF THE NATIONAL WESTMINSTER OLD BANK, 41, ST JOHNS STREET

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

District:: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Devizes
National Grid Reference:: SU 00405 61433

Details

MARKET PLACE (South East Side) National Westminster Old Bank (Formerly listed as National Provincial Bank)

SU 0061 3a/104 9.4.54.

II* GV

Corner site with St John¿s Street qv and including as part of the same premises No 41 St John¿s Street. 2 separate buildings. The one on corner of Market Place is late C18 altered. 3 storeys, attic and cellars. Stone and stuccoed ground floor with rusticated and vermiculated quoins and surrounds to windows, on projecting plinth, with moulded string at springing of arches, plain frieze and cornice with stone band over. Brick upper part with stone architrave window surrounds and stone key blocks. Moulded and bracketed stone cornice. Brick parapet with stone coping. Hipped slate roof, mansard. Front to Market Place - 3 C18 2-light dormers, slate cheeks, 5 windows to upper floors, no glazing bars to lower 2nd floor sashes and 3 round headed windows on 1st floor. On ground floor ¿ door to left hand and 4 windows in arched recesses, no glazing bars, with brackets at springing of arch, and cill breaking into architrave surround. The doors 6-panel studded double. Top panels arched. 4 segmental headed cellar windows, vermiculated voussoirs and plain grilles. Later one storey extension right hand with 6-panel door, architrave surround, cornice and pediment on scroll brackets. Elevation to St John¿s Street ¿ 2 dormers, 3 windows (2 on 2nd floor no glazing bars) same general design. The ground floor of both fronts altered C19. An old print shows ground floor to Market Place with central door and 4 windows. No 41 St John¿s Street, adjoining corner block is early C19. 3 storeys, Bath stone. Rusticated ground floor on projecting plinth. Wide string at 1st floor level with double stepped blocking course over, supporting 2 fluted Ionic columns flanking centre bay and outer square piers, all with carved bases and caps, supporting entablature and blocking course with panelled centre block. Slate roof. 3 square windows, centre false on 2nd floor, 3 windows on 1st floor, recessed sashes glazing bars intact. 2 semi-circular headed windows on ground floor and 6 panel double door (mahogany) to left hand with plain arched fanlight. Ground floor windows and door in recessed arches with voussoir heads.

All the listed buildings on the South West Side, South East Side, Market Hall, Market Cross and the Fountain form a group.

The National Westminster Old Bank forms a very fine group with Nos 23 to 41 (consec) St John¿s Street.

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Legacy System number:: 433333
Legacy System:: LBS

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