History

Former bank, dated 1902.

Exterior

Former bank. Two-and-a-half storeys. French Renaissance style. Pennant stone with extensive bathstone facings. Slate Mansard roof, elaborate bathstone chimneys. Bathstone cornice. Front block has splayed corner entrance and 3 windows to Newport Road, one window to Piercefield Place (L). Corner has attic aedicule with segmental pediment and round window; single first floor window, entrance has open pediment on brackets high above pilasters flanking round-headed doorway with keystone. Gabled dormers to attic, parapet, first floor windows have bathstone aprons with volutes. Ground floor faced with channelled bathstone, tripartite sashes with Doric pillar mullions. To Piercefield Place 2 single-window blocks in same style each block set back. Narrower block to rear has hooded doorway.

Reasons for Listing

Listed for group value with other adjacent buildings in Newport Road/ Piercefield Place.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29496121

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)