Royal Bank of Scotland
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, 269, LORD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379630
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Statutory Address:
- ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, 269, LORD STREET
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- Date:
- 2004-06-30
- Reference:
- IOE01/12610/35
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379630
- Date first listed:
- 29-Jul-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Bank of Scotland
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, 269, LORD 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:
- ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND, 269, LORD STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sefton (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SD3353917292
Details
SOUTHPORT
SD3317SE LORD STREET
664-1/12/76 (West side)
No.269
Royal Bank of Scotland
GV II
Bank. 1893, by WW Gwyther. Sandstone ashlar. French
Renaissance style. Rectangular plan at right angles to street.
EXTERIOR: 3-and-half-storeys; 3:1 windows. Low plinth of red
granite, string-courses between floors, a prominent cornice, a
parapet with balustrades over the first and third bays, and a
pavilion roof over the entrance bay finished with a
wrought-iron corona.
The entrance bay to the right has a Tuscan porch with raised
lettering: BANK on the frieze and an enriched swan-neck
pediment, protecting a round-headed doorway with keyed
architrave and foliated metal tracery in the fanlight also
lettered: BANK. Canted bay windows at first and second floors;
and a pilastered and pedimented attic window in front of the
pavilion roof, with scrolled supporters on flanking parapets
with urn terminals.
The 3-window portion to the left has pilasters to the ground
floor (the outer with channelled rustication); an Ionic screen
at first floor in front of recessed windows which have moulded
architraves with triple keystones; shorter windows at second
floor with shouldered architraves; and 3 attic dormers, that
in the centre with a pilastered and segmentally-pedimented
architrave. Windows at second floor and attic level are 1/1
sashes, but the others have altered glazing. Gable chimneys
and ridge chimney.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: SD3353917292
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 479025
- 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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