Description

This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 14/03/2017

SD 5192 NW,
7/55

KENDAL,
HIGHGATE (West side),
HSBC Bank

(Formerly listed as Midland Bank)

(Previously listed as No 64, Midland Bank)

G.V.

II

Bank. 1834 by George Webster for Bank of Westmorland; lion put in position
1840. Altered internally 1912; railings and steps rebuilt 1923 and 1966.
Ashlar on rough-dressed plinth. 1st-floor sill band interrupted by pilasters to
three central bays which carry entablature (with Bank's name) surmounted by
life-size sculpture of recumbent lion on plinth with scrolled supporters. Eaves
cornice and blocking course. Graduated slate roof with corniced stepped, stone
end chimneys. Two storeys, five bays (1:3:1). Central panelled door and rectangular
fanlight in pedimented architrave approached by steps, parallel to front, on
either side. Sashes with glazing bars. In outer bays, ground-floor sashes have
shouldered Egyptian architraves; 1st-floor sashes have architraves with
bracketed cornices.

Listing NGR: SD5145992566

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26598625

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Recommended Books

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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)