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Title*

Architectural decoration on former National Provincial Bank London Street
County Norfolk   District Council Norwich City Council 
Civil Parish or equivalent Norwich City Council  Town/Village* Norwich 
Road London Street 
Precise Location National Westminster Bank Nos. 45-51 North side 
OS Grid Ref TG232087  Postcode NR3 
Previous location(s)  
Setting On Building  Access Public 
Artist/Maker Role Qualifier
F.C.R. Palmer and W.F.C Holden.  Architect(s)   

Commissioned by

 National Provincial Bank 

Design & Constrn period

 1924 

Date of installing

  

Exact date of unveiling

  

Category
Abstract Animal Architectural
Commercial Commemorative Composite
Free Functional Funerary
Heraldic Military Natural
Non-Commemorative Performance Portable
Religious Roadside, Wayside Sculptural
Temporary, Mobile Other  

Object Type
Building Clock Tower Architectural
Coat of Arms Cross Fountain
Landscape Marker Medallion
Mural Panel Readymade
Relief Shaft Sculpture
Statue Street Furniture War Memorial
Other Object Sub Type: Architectural decoration and keystone

Subject Type
Allegorical Mythological Pictorial
Figurative Non-figurative Portrait
Still-life Symbolic Other

Subject Sub Type
Bust Equestrian Full-length
Group Head Reclining
Seated Standing Torso
Part Material Dimension
Floral panels  Stone  H.110 cms L. 190 cms. 

Work is
Extant Not Sited Lost

Owner/Custodian

 National Westminster Bank 

Listing status
Grade I Grade II* Grade II Don't Know Not Listed

Surface Condition
Corrosion, Deterioration Accretions
Bird Guano Abrasions, cracks, splits
Biological growth Spalling, crumbling
Metallic staining Previous treatments
Other  
Detail:

Structural Condition
Armature exposed Broken or missing parts
Replaced parts Loose elements
Cracks, splits, breaks, holes Spalling, crumbling
Water collection Other
Detail:

Vandalism
Graffiti Structural damage Surface Damage
Detail:

Overall condition
Good Fair Poor

Risk
No Known Risk At Risk Immediate
Signatures/Marks  
Inscriptions N P intertwined with P reversed on key stone. 

Description (physical)

 The former Naional Provincial Bank is -as Pevsner notes - based on Wren's city churches - an unusual choice in 1924. It is far from a pastiche and makes imaginative use of the corner site where Bedford and London Streets join. This care extends to the use of the classical orders and detailing. The east facing entrance is framed by giant Corinthian columns under a broken triangular pediment. The keystone with its cartouche refers to the National Provincial Bank - which can still be made out on the cornice under the lettering of its new name. The panels set above the windows flanking the doorway combine feathery ribbons with fruit and flowers. 

Description (iconographical)

  

Photographs

 Date taken: 
Date logged: 

Photographed by:
Sarah Cocke

On Site Inspection

 Date:  14/11/2006

Inspected by:
Richard Cocke

Sources and References

 BOE I 322 

Database

 Date entered:  15/12/2006

Data inputter:
Richard Cocke