897, FINCHLEY ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1375973
Date first listed:: 30-Jul-1998
List Entry Name:: 897, FINCHLEY ROAD
Statutory Address:: 897, FINCHLEY ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1375973
Date first listed:: 30-Jul-1998
List Entry Name:: 897, FINCHLEY ROAD
Statutory Address 1:: 897, FINCHLEY ROAD

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:: 897, FINCHLEY ROAD

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

County:: Greater London Authority
District:: Barnet (London Borough)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ 25136 87448

Details

TQ 2587 FINCHLEY ROAD

31/28/10346 No 897

II

Bank, dated 1921, designed 1913 by T .B. Whinney for London, City and Midland Bank (later the Midland Bank). Monumental classical style, occupying corner site, emphasizing the angle of the building. Portland stone, red brick, roof obscured behind parapet. Curved entrance facade in rusticated Portland stone, symmetrical with central entrance flanked by two pairs of giant order Ionic attached 3/4 columns, stone plinth, plain entablature with modillion cornice, stone parapet, part pierced with turned balusters, this continuing to side elevations. Central entrance beneath semicircular arch containing plain fanlight, the keystone flowing into cartouche flanked by swagged garlands, blank articulated apron above. Pair of raised and fielded panelled doors, on the curve, with brass door furniture. Between the columns rectangular windows at upper and lower storey level, with obscured ~, three with iron grilles. Finchley Road elevation in red brick articulated by rusticated stone pilasters, with stone plinth, entablature and parapet continuing from the entrance facade. Four windows, each beneath open pediment with dentil cornice, on moulded brackets, moulded architraves, sashes with glazing bars, plain apron below extending over plinth. 5th bay defined by rusticated pilasters, containing monumental moulded architrave with keystone, framing upper and lower storey sashes with glazing bars, the upper window above plain apron. Similar north elevation, with simpler Sth bay with doorcase in plain stone architrave, flanked by sash with glazing bars, three upper lights with stone ci1ls and keystones. Iron rainwater heads, dated 1921, and downspouts. Interior: entrance lobby fully lined with raised and fielded panelling with dentil cornice. Inner paired doors in moulded architrave lead to banking hall with raised and fielded panelled dado to Finchley Road elevation. Coffered ceiling, each rib on paired brackets rising from frieze, modillion cornice. Banking counter alternating horizontal raised and fielded panels and vertical eared panels between scrolled brackets, gadrooned underside to counter top. Booker,]., Temples of Mammon, 1990.

Listing NGR: TQ2513687448

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Legacy System number:: 469953
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

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Booker, J, Temples of Mammon , (1990)

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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.