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bank/financial institution — Bishop Street

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Detached four-bay two-storey former bank, built c. 1880, having double-pile three-bay two-storey wing to side (north-east). Recent extension to side (north-west) of wing. Hipped slate roof with decorative ceramic ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks, tooled limestone eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched slate double-pile roof to wing with timber bargeboards, tooled limestone eaves course and cast-iron rainwater. Flemish bond red brick walls throughout having tooled limestone plinth incorporating sill course to central block, projecting red brick chimney flues to side (north-east, south-west) elevations. Moulded red brick stringcourse and courses of over-sailing red brick below eaves level. Tooled limestone sill course to first-floor of front (south-east) elevation. Rendered plinth to wing. Camber-headed window openings with moulded red brick reveals and voussoirs to ground floor of front elevation having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window openings with moulded red brick reveals and voussoirs to first floor having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed window openings with tooled limestone sills to wing, having rubbed red brick voussoirs and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Recent single-pane display windows with recent tooled limestone sills and raised render reveals to side (north-east) elevation of wing. Camber-headed window opening with tooled limestone sill to side (north-east) elevation of main block, having four-pane timber casement window. Round-headed door opening with stepped moulded red brick surround to front elevation, having moulded red brick voussoirs. Surmounted by moulded red brick camber-headed open bedded pediment on moulded red brick consoles. Timber panelled door surmounted by single-pane fanlight having tooled limestone stepped approach. Square-headed door openings to wing, having render reveal, rubbed red brick voussoirs and glazed timber door surmounted by single-pane overlight to front elevation. Recent render lintel and surround to side elevation with glazed timber door and tooled limestone step. Tooled limestone plinth to front and side (north-east) surmounted by decorative cast-iron railings with square-profile tooled limestone piers with plinth, chamfered corners and capping supporting double-leaf cast-iron gates. Single-storey dressed rubble stone outbuilding within yard to west having pitched corrugated-iron roof, cast-iron rainwater goods. Tooled stone quoins to walls. Camber-headed door openings with rubbed red brick voussoirs and later timber lintel. Recent concrete enclosing walls to north-west having tooled limestone gate piers surmounted by tooled limestone capping and recent double-leaf wrought-iron gates.

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