Halifax Building Society
HALIFAX BUILDING SOCIETY, 105, COMMERCIAL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387017
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Halifax Building Society
- Statutory Address:
- HALIFAX BUILDING SOCIETY, 105, COMMERCIAL ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1387017
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Halifax Building Society
- Statutory Address 1:
- HALIFAX BUILDING SOCIETY, 105, COMMERCIAL ROAD
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:
- HALIFAX BUILDING SOCIETY, 105, COMMERCIAL ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Portsmouth (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 64140 00399
Details
PORTSMOUTH
SU6400SW COMMERCIAL ROAD, Landport 774-1/21/260 (West side) 25/09/72 No.105 Halifax Building Society
II
Building society. c1900-20. Portland stone and granite. Roof concealed. Baroque style. 3 storeys, 5 bays. Polished granite ground floor articulated by horizontal rusticated piers. To left and to right is an 8-panelled door with flanking banded pilasters, heavy brackets support cornice and bowed stone parapet. At centre are 3 large recessed casements, frieze and cornice run across. First floor has 5 recessed sashes with architrave and keystone; alternate scrolled open and triangular pediments, set within heavy horizontal banded rustication with egg-and-dart band at window heads. On second floor outer bays only are rusticated with flanking Doric pilasters, centre bay has flanking Doric attached columns; 5 sashes, centre 3 are each framed by Doric columns, frieze and cornice; outer sashes each set in Gibbs surround with keystone and cornice. Entablature with modillion cornice and parapet with balusters divided by piers. INTERIOR not inspected.
Listing NGR: SU6417200284
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 474433
- 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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