Lloyds Bank, Bristol
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The Lloyds Bank is an historic building situated at 53 & 55 Corn Street in Bristol
, England
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It dates from 1854-58 and was built by William Bruce Gingell
and Thomas Royse Lysaght as a bank. The opulent interior features Corinthian
columns.
It is a grade II* listed building.
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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It dates from 1854-58 and was built by William Bruce Gingell
William Bruce Gingell
William Bruce Gingell was an architect practicing in Bristol.He was in partnership with John Henry Hirst for a time and was influential in the Bristol Byzantine architectural style.- Significant buildings :* Gardiners warehouse...
and Thomas Royse Lysaght as a bank. The opulent interior features Corinthian
Corinthian order
The Corinthian order is one of the three principal classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The other two are the Doric and Ionic. When classical architecture was revived during the Renaissance, two more orders were added to the canon, the Tuscan order and the Composite order...
columns.
It is a grade II* listed building.