Former Lloyd's Bank, 15 - 22 Cornhill, London



Architect
Sir John Burnet, Tait & Lorne; Campbell-Jones, Sons & Smithers, executive architects
Date Built
1929
Location
Cornhill
Description
This former Lloyd's Bank Headquarters has facades on Cornhill and Lombard Street.  The building is Grade II* Listed and was described at the time of its listing as, "... Portland stone, granite coursing to ground floors. Metal windows. Westmoreland slates to roof. ... tapering rectangular plan, narrower at west end, with an inner light-well. Main stairs to centre, west end, with a lesser light-well behind; secondary staircases to north and south of east end of light-well. The Cornhill front is 146 ft long; the Lombard Street one, 198 ft.. .... six storeys and two attic levels; deep basement. .....

Below the Lombard Street Elevation.







..... North elevation to Cornhill, formerly with the main entrance: eight-bay arcaded ground floor, the endmost bays straight-headed, that to the west entering Pope's Head Alley. Main entrance three bays in from west, with flanking lanterns and a cartouche above at third floor level. Grey granite facing to the lower courses. Large arched windows over rectangular ones, the latter with an entablature at mezzanine level of bronze, carried on slender Corinthian columns. Plat band at first floor level, with rectangular window openings above, arranged 1 - 14 - 1. This rhythm is repeated for the upper three floors, with a giant order of Corinthian half-columns to the centre, flanked by single projecting side bays. .... Entablature at sixth floor height, with lion masks to the cornice. Projecting side bays with single openings, flanking the tall attic: this is inscribed, in sunken Roman lettering, LLOYDS BANK LIMITED, between wreaths; empty inscription panel over centre."







"The entrance is marked out by flanking lanterns, and a cartouche at second floor level."



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