Description

ST COLUMB MAJOR

1555/17/221 FORE STREET
02-APR-02 ST COLUMB MAJOR
(West side)
36 AND 38

GV II

Bank. 1891; by Silvanus Trevail; for the Cornish Bank Limited; few later alterations. Granite ashlar.
Hipped slate roof behind parapet. Axial stack with brick shaft.
Plan: Banking hall and manager's accommodation, each with an entrance at the outer ends of the front. Classical style.
Exterior: 2 storeys, symmetrical 6-bay front. Ground floor has fine original panelled door with overlight to right and left, each with Doric columns supporting a pediment. The central 4 bays are on a plinth with rock-faced rusticated pilasters between the windows, and entablature above; all windows are C20 plate-glass replacements. First floor has 6 plate-glass sashes in raised moulded architraves, with pilasters between the windows with pronounced entasis. Cornice and blocking course.
Interior: The bank to left has an entrance hall leading to a stair hall at the rear to left; open-well stair with turned balusters and newels with ball finials.
SOURCES: [1] Architect's drawings. [2] West Briton, 16-07-1891.

Listing NGR: SW9123963518

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26612789

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Recommended Books

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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)