Survey Data
Reg No
14806013
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
Bank/financial institution
In Use As
Bank/financial institution
Date
1880 - 1920
Coordinates
211529, 224683
Date Recorded
30/09/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Detached five-bay two-storey bank with attic, built c.1900, with extensions to rear. Set back from road. Steeply hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks oversailing eaves and dormer windows. Roughcast render to walls with ruled-and-lined render to plinth and smooth render to channelled quoins with plaque to first floor reading: 'Ulster Bank Limited'. Square-headed window openings to first floor and segmental-headed windows with moulded surrounds decorative keystone to ground floor. Replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed door opening with moulded surround and console brackets surmounted by segmental pediment, to double timber panelled doors with overlight. Set back from road with cut stone plinth and wrought-iron railings to front of site.
Appraisal
The regular from of this well proportioned bank is enhanced by the attention to detail. The moulded window surrounds with decorative keystones enhance the building’s façade, while the console brackets and segmental pediment add a classical character to the entrance. Located next to the Post Office and in close proximity to other commercial outlets along Main Street, the bank forms part of an group of commercial service buildings within the town.