Yorkshire Bank and Railings

2, HAYMARKET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1270961
Date first listed:
28-Jun-1973
List Entry Name:
Yorkshire Bank and Railings
Statutory Address:
2, HAYMARKET
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Date:
2002-03-03
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1270961
Date first listed:
28-Jun-1973
Date of most recent amendment:
12-Dec-1995
List Entry Name:
Yorkshire Bank and Railings
Statutory Address 1:
2, HAYMARKET
Statutory Address 2:
YORKSHIRE BANK AND RAILINGS, 5 AND 7, COMMERCIAL STREET

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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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Corrections and minor amendments

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
2, HAYMARKET
Statutory Address:
YORKSHIRE BANK AND RAILINGS, 5 AND 7, COMMERCIAL STREET

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

District:
Sheffield (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:
Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:
SK 35747 87521

Details

SHEFFIELD

SK3587NE COMMERCIAL STREET 784-1/20/220 (North side) 28/06/73 Nos.5 AND 7 Yorkshire Bank and railings (Formerly Listed as: COMMERCIAL STREET No.7)

GV II

Includes: No.2 HAYMARKET. Stock exchange, now bank, and railing. Mid C19 with mid C20 alterations. Ashlar with ashlar and pink granite dressings. Roof not visible. Italianate style. Former stock exchange, to right, has sillband, channelled first floor, cornice with guilloche band, pierced balustrade. Single storey plus basement; 6 window range. To left, pedimented granite doorcase with small window above. To right, 5 windows. Outside, area railing, broken by C20 porch to basement. Bank, to left, 2 storeys plus attic; 4 x 4 windows. Channelled rustication, dentilled main cornice, minor cornice and blocking course with crest. Commercial Street front has 4 plain sashes, and above, 4 smaller sashes. Ground floor has to right a granite plinth and 2 larger shouldered windows. To left, a late C20 channelled shopfront with glazed door and overlight to left, and a window to right. Haymarket front, to left, has similar fenestration with 3 windows on the upper floors. To left, a set back entrance bay with a single window on each floor. Ground floor has similar C20 shopfront with 3 windows to left and glazed door and overlight to right. INTERIOR not inspected.

Listing NGR: SK3574787521

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
456675
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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