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Latitude: 53.6479 / 53°38'52"N
Longitude: -3.0069 / 3°0'24"W
OS Eastings: 333539
OS Northings: 417292
OS Grid: SD335172
Mapcode National: GBR 7VF8.T2
Mapcode Global: WH861.SKBT
Plus Code: 9C5RJXXV+56
Entry Name: Royal Bank of Scotland
Listing Date: 29 July 1999
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1379630
English Heritage Legacy ID: 479025
ID on this website: 101379630
Location: Southport, Sefton, Merseyside, PR8
County: Sefton
Electoral Ward/Division: Duke's
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Southport
Traditional County: Lancashire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside
Church of England Parish: Southport Christ Church
Church of England Diocese: Liverpool
Tagged with: Bank building
SOUTHPORT
SD3317SE LORD STREET
664-1/12/76 (West side)
No.269
Royal Bank of Scotland
GV II
Bank. 1893, by WW Gwyther. Sandstone ashlar. French
Renaissance style. Rectangular plan at right angles to street.
EXTERIOR: 3-and-half-storeys; 3:1 windows. Low plinth of red
granite, string-courses between floors, a prominent cornice, a
parapet with balustrades over the first and third bays, and a
pavilion roof over the entrance bay finished with a
wrought-iron corona.
The entrance bay to the right has a Tuscan porch with raised
lettering: BANK on the frieze and an enriched swan-neck
pediment, protecting a round-headed doorway with keyed
architrave and foliated metal tracery in the fanlight also
lettered: BANK. Canted bay windows at first and second floors;
and a pilastered and pedimented attic window in front of the
pavilion roof, with scrolled supporters on flanking parapets
with urn terminals.
The 3-window portion to the left has pilasters to the ground
floor (the outer with channelled rustication); an Ionic screen
at first floor in front of recessed windows which have moulded
architraves with triple keystones; shorter windows at second
floor with shouldered architraves; and 3 attic dormers, that
in the centre with a pilastered and segmentally-pedimented
architrave. Windows at second floor and attic level are 1/1
sashes, but the others have altered glazing. Gable chimneys
and ridge chimney.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: SD3353917292
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