38 and 42 Mosley Street | |
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38 and 42 Mosley Street, Manchester | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Italianpalazzo style |
Year(s) built | 1862; extended in 1880s and 1975 |
Owner | Bruntwood |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 4 |
Floor area | 28,000 sq ft (2,600 m2)[1] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Edward Walters (1862); Barker and Ellis (1880s) |
Designations | |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Royal Bank of Scotland |
Designated | 25 February 1952 |
Reference no. | 1220165 |
Other information | |
Public transit access | Piccadilly Gardens tram stop |
Website | |
Official website |
38 and 42 Mosley Street inManchester, England, is a double-blockVictorian bank constructed between 1862 andc. 1880 for the Manchester and Salford Bank. It is located on the corner ofMosley Street and York Street.
The original block of 1862 was the "last great work"[2] ofEdward Walters, and the extension of the 1880s was undertaken by his successors Barker and Ellis.
On 25 February 1952, it became aGrade II* listed building.[3]
It was occupied in 2001 by theRoyal Bank of Scotland;[2] they vacated in 2020 and the building underwent a restoration by ownersBruntwood before reopening in 2023 and being rebranded as 'Bond'.[1]
The bank is constructed in the Italianpalazzo style. The original block has three storeys and seven bays, and the extension has four bays. It is built inashlar, with slate roofs.[3]
The ground floors arerusticated with massivepilasters, and thepiano nobile above has windows with substantialpediments.[2] The roofline carries abalustrade with urns and chimneys.[2] The interior contains a "very fine banking hall with columns and coffered ceiling".[3] An extension of 1975 "palely follow(s) the nineteenth century rhythms."[2]
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