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Corner-sited attached four-storey bank, built 1919, having five-bay front (south) elevation and two-bay east elevation, with bull-nose corner bay. Now disused. Hipped slate roof with metal ridge tiles, red brick chimneystacks and central timber vent, stepped Portland stone parapet over carved Portland stone frieze. Red brick laid in Flemish bond to walls, Portland stone entablature having cornice with mutules over plain frieze over second floor, ashlar limestone to corner bay. Block-and-start granite quoins to first and second floors. Ashlar granite to sill level at ground floor, channelled granite over, carved plinth course and carved Portland stone frieze with wave detail over ground floor. Square-headed window openings throughout. Carved Portland stone window surrounds to third floor, three-over-three timber sash windows. Gauged brick square-headed window openings to first and second floors, six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Cut granite sills to second floor, cut Portland stone platband serves as sill course to first floor. Carved Portland stone keystones over ground floor windows. Cast-iron railing to ground floor window to corner bay, continuous granite sill course to ground floor. Square-headed door opening to front elevation, decorative Portland stone door surround having beading and with carved consoles supporting fluted granite canopy. Bay-leaf garland over architrave. Double-leaf timber panelled door with lattice overlight, opening onto three nosed granite steps.
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