The Bank (officially listed as 18 and 20 Market Street) is a Grade II listed public house on Market Street in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Built around 1860–1870 as a branch of the Manchester and District Bank, it continued to appear as a bank on early 20th‑century Ordnance Survey maps. The building became part of the Bury Town Centre conservation area in 1978. It reopened in 2019 as The Bank after previously operating within the Yates's chain.
History The building was constructed around 1860–1870, according to its official listing, as a branch of the Manchester and District Bank on land owned at the time by the Earl of Derby. The 1910 and 1939 Ordnance Survey maps mark the building as a bank.
On 20 September 1974, the building was designated a Grade II listed structure, recorded under its address of 18 and 20 Market Street, and in 1978 the site was included within the newly designated Bury Town Centre conservation area.
In 2013 the pub underwent refurbishment works. In November 2019, the pub reopened as The Bank, having previously operated as part of the Yates's chain. , the pub's freehold is owned by Stonegate.
The Bank stands directly opposite Derby Hall, which is also Grade II listed.
Architecture The building has a symmetrical classical frontage typical of a 19th‑century bank. It is built of ashlar stone and has two storeys above a basement. The front has six windows, with the outer bays projecting slightly and containing three‑part windows. The four central first‑floor windows have shallow curved pediments on brackets, while the tripartite windows have cornices with a pediment over the middle section. The ground floor projects forward and has horizontal stonework that is likely a 20th‑century alteration.
The main doorway has attached Tuscan columns and a frieze with roundels and triglyphs, with a balcony above. A frieze and cornice run across the rest of the ground floor, and the first‑floor windows have a balustraded balcony with decorative panels. Modern railings enclose the basement area.
See also
Listed buildings in Bury Listed pubs in Greater Manchester
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