bank/financial institution — O'Connell Street

Terraced five-bay two-storey Classical-style bank, built 1841, retaining original aspect with three-bay two-storey pedimented breakfront. Now in use as offices. Pitched slate roof (gabled to breakfront) with clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods. Granite ashlar wall to front (south-west) elevation with channelling to ground floor, plain stringcourse to first floor, Corinthian pilaster strips to first floor with entablature, and plain frieze over having modillioned moulded cornice and modillioned tympanum to pediment. Unpainted rendered walls to remainder. Round-headed window openings to ground floor with cut-stone sills. 6/6 timber sash windows with fanlights. Square-headed window openings to first floor with cut-stone consoled sills on inscribed panels, and lugged architraves. 9/6 timber sash windows. Square-headed door openings approached by flight of three cut-limestone steps with cut-granite Ionic in antis doorcases having cut-stone pilasters, entablatures, friezes and moulded cornices, and timber panelled double doors. Road fronted with concrete footpath to front and sections of cast-iron railings to entrance bays having Fleur-de-Lys finials.