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1–3 Churchyard Side, Nantwich

Field	Value
name	1–3 Churchyard Side
image	1-3 Churchyardside, Nantwich2.jpg
image_size	250px
locmapin	Cheshire
map_caption	Location in Cheshire
architect	Alfred Waterhouse
built_for	Manchester and Liverpool District Bank
built	1864–66
architecture	Gothic Revival
current_use	Lloyds TSB
coordinates
location	Nantwich, Cheshire, England
designation1	Grade II
designation1_offname	Nos 1 and 3 (District Bank)
designation1_date	1 March 1974
designation1_number	1138728

1–3 Churchyard Side is a grade-II-listed Victorian Gothic building in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, located on the corner of Churchyard Side and Pepper Street (), opposite St Mary's Church. Built in 1864–66 to a design by Alfred Waterhouse as the Nantwich branch of the Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, it is among the most notable examples of Victorian corporate architecture in the town. The building remained a branch of the District Bank until the late 20th century, and is still in use as a bank.

History

Detail of left gable, with coats of arms

1–3 Churchyard Side was built in 1864–66 to a design by Alfred Waterhouse as the Nantwich branch of the Manchester and Liverpool District Bank. Although Waterhouse is best known for the Natural History Museum in London, he practised in Manchester until 1865 and many of his earlier buildings are in that city, including the assize courts (1859–64), Strangeways Prison (1862–69), Owens College (1873) and the town hall (1877). Richard Beckett and Thomas Bowker were contractors.

The bank opened on 2 June 1866, replacing the branch at 9 Mill Street, which had opened in 1852. An earlier branch of the bank had been established in Barker Street in 1830. In 1874, there were four banks in the town, the others being the Midland, also on Churchyard Side; the Savings Bank on Welsh Row; and Downes, Groome, and Hamilton on the High Street. By 1939, the bank had become known simply as the District Bank, and 1–3 Churchyard Side remained a branch of the District Bank until at least the 1970s.

Description

1–3 Churchyard Side is two-storey Victorian Gothic building in red brick with blue brick decoration and sandstone dressings, under a tiled roof. The central main entrance is flanked by two gables and is reached by a flight of brick steps. Several of the windows have stone mullions and transoms; some have decorative arches above in brick or brick and sandstone.

Modern use

As of 2010, the building is a branch of the Lloyds TSB bank; the first floor is used for offices.

References

Sources

Hall J. A History of the Town and Parish of Nantwich, or Wich Malbank, in the County Palatine of Chester (2nd edn) (E. J. Morten; 1972) ()
Pevsner N, Hubbard E. The Buildings of England: Cheshire (Penguin Books; 1971) ()
Stevenson PJ. Nantwich: A Brief History and Guide (1994)

References

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Hall, pp. 243, 248
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''Morris & Co's Directory'' (1874)
''Kelly's Directory'' (1939)
Pevsner, p. 287

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