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Latitude: 52.5861 / 52°35'9"N
Longitude: -2.1286 / 2°7'42"W
OS Eastings: 391384
OS Northings: 298705
OS Grid: SO913987
Mapcode National: GBR 1DK.6B
Mapcode Global: WHBFZ.88M8
Plus Code: 9C4VHVPC+CH
Entry Name: National Westminster Bank
Listing Date: 3 February 1977
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1207727
English Heritage Legacy ID: 378532
ID on this website: 101207727
Location: Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1
County: City of Wolverhampton
Electoral Ward/Division: St Peter's
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Wolverhampton
Traditional County: Staffordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): West Midlands
Church of England Parish: Central Wolverhampton
Church of England Diocese: Lichfield
Tagged with: Bank building
WOLVERHAMPTON
SO9198NW QUEEN SQUARE
895-1/11/282 (North side)
03/02/77 No.40
National Westminster Bank
GV II
Bank. c1905. Ashlar on granite plinth. Edwardian Baroque
style. Symmetrical composition centred on curved corner bay: 3
storeys; 11 bays including 5 bays to Exchange Street. Granite
plinth, chanelled rustication to ground floor and pedimented
end bays of 1st and 2nd floors, which break forward with
applied Ionic arcade between; top entablature, segmental
pediments to end bays have cartouches with monogram: NPB
(National Provincial Bank) and balustraded parapet. Ground
floor has round-headed windows with console keystones,
decorative iron balconies and original fixed glazing. Windows
above have architraves, those to 1st floor have 15-pane
sashes, triple keystones and pediments, segmental to end bays;
those to 2nd floor have 12-pane sashes and aprons. Entrance to
corner bay has Tuscan aedicule with granite columns and relief
decoration to pediment, which supports 2 seated draped figures
flanking cartouche with lettering: ESTBD/1833; entrance to 1st
bay is plain, with cornice and round window above. 3 stacks.
3-bay annexe facing Exchange Street has similar rusticated
ground floor and brick upper floors with stucco architraves.
INTERIOR has Ionic columns, ceiling beams with guilloche
moulding and rear glazed dome.
Listing NGR: SO9137998712
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