Site:  

19 Church Green East, Town Centre (Lloyds TSB)

Grid Reference:    

SP 0419 6765

Description:

Bank (originally Gloucestershire Bank). 1867 with mid 20th century alterations and additions. Stuccoed brick fa�ade with roughcast to sides and rear. Sheet metal shaped roof and rendered end stacks. Square plan with 4-bay main fa�ade. Rusticated corner pilasters. 3 storeys with rendered plinth, vermiculated rustication to lower storey, moulded sill string to first floor and plain sill band to second floor. Deep modillion cornice. Round-arched windows and entrance on ground floor. Voussoirs formed from rustication with dropped keyblocks. First-floor windows have moulded cornices and projecting sills on brackets. Second-floor windows have shaped upper corners. Windows are all replacement plain sashes. Entrance has been moved to bay 4 from original location in bay 3. Doric porch and round-arched entrance within flanked by Doric pilasters. Panelled double doors and blocked fanlight

Two-storey extension to right. Single bay and similarly detailed but with smooth rustication on ground floor. Large 20th century addition to rear.  

Significance:

This is a good example of the Renaisance palazzo style architecture that the Victorians favoured for their banks and similar commercial buildings to impart a sense of strength and invulnerability. Although it has been altered, the fa�ade of this building retains much of its intended architectural identity and its bold classical detail makes a distinctive contribution to the character and quality of its surroundings.

History:

This building........