Historic Ulverston bank proposed for conversion to four flats

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 1 Nov, 07:15 · Archive

Celsius Property Limited has applied to convert the Grade II-listed former Lloyds Bank building in Ulverston into four flats.

Celsius Property Limited has submitted a planning application to Westmorland and Furness Council to convert the former Lloyds Bank building on Union Street into four flats. The Grade II-listed building, which stands at the junction with Market Street, has been empty for several years since the bank relocated.

The 19th-century building was designed by architect George Webster, begun in 1836 and opened in 1838, with its distinctive clock tower added in 1844. The Ulverston Conservation Area appraisal describes it as one of the town's major architectural highlights. Architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner called it 'the best building in the town'.

The proposed conversion would create a mixture of one and two-bedroom flats. The applicant says its proposals have been designed to minimise changes to the historic building, with no work planned to the clock tower. Proposed alterations include replacing modern windows with traditional-style timber windows and rebuilding a modern rear extension described as being in poor condition. Some internal changes would be required to create the flats, while historic features including decorative cornicing, skirting and other details would be retained where possible.

How it is being reported

• Historic Ulverston bank once dubbed 'best building in town' could become flatsA historic former bank in Ulverston town centre could be converted into four flats under new plans.Westmorland Gazette · 1 Nov, 06:00
• Historic Ulverston bank once dubbed 'best building in town' could become flatsA historic former bank in Ulverston town centre could be converted into four flats under new plans.NW Evening Mail · 1 Nov, 06:00

In this story: Celsius Property Limited · Westmorland and Furness Council · Lloyds Bank · Ulverston · George Webster · Nikolaus Pevsner

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