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Lloyds Bank

A Grade II Listed Building in Cardigan, Ceredigion

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0831 / 52°4'59"N

Longitude: -4.6613 / 4°39'40"W

OS Eastings: 217745

OS Northings: 246090

OS Grid: SN177460

Mapcode National: GBR CZ.BY5Z

Mapcode Global: VH2MP.5W3Z

Plus Code: 9C4Q38MQ+6F

Entry Name: Lloyds Bank

Listing Date: 14 April 1992

Last Amended: 14 April 1992

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 10494

Building Class: Commercial

ID on this website: 300010494

Location: Situated on street line towards north end of High Street.

County: Ceredigion

Community: Cardigan (Aberteifi)

Community: Cardigan

Built-Up Area: Cardigan

Traditional County: Cardiganshire

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History

1888-9 bank, built for Brecon Old Bank by George Morgan and Son of Carmarthen.

Exterior

Red brick and Bath stone large 3-storey, 2-window range with slate roof and no stacks. Ground floor is ashlar-fronted with corniced fascia right across, between paired brackets; 7-bay range of doors and windows each with moulded depressed-arched head and 2-light mullioned overlight, the lights moulded with curved upper angles and stained glass. Modern doors and windows reversing the original arrangement. Centre door has plain ashlar tympanum inscribed 'Established 1782 Bank'.

Upper floors are red brick with ashlar cornice between floors and ashlar window tracery to tripartite sashes, moulded frames, with curved angles to each light. Sashes are framed by raised brick piers and there are similar angle piers with cornice and smaller eaves cornice broken forward over each pier. First floor left window was replaced ca1900 by big painted timber canted oriel with sashes, pilaster piers and panelled frieze to cornice. Iron flower balcony above.

Original cast iron downpipes each side of facade, cut through cornices.

Old photographs show brick end stacks and panelled doors.

Interior

Interior banking hall wholly altered.

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