ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: This two-storeyed building is an example of Edwardian Classicism. It has a hipped roof with a gable to the street (east) facade, which is symmetrical about a central bay topped by the gable. At the ground floor this bay incorporates a projecting entrance foyer with double doors flanked by Tuscan columns and a pilaster with Tuscan detailing. Above this is a frieze with triglyphs and a cornice with guttae. At the first floor level two double-hung sash windows are flanked by pilasters, which appear to support a plain frieze and a cornice with dentils, which carries on across the facade to another pilaster at each corner. The gable has been treated as a pediment, also with dentils. On each side of the central bay at the first floor is a double hung sash window. Below these on the ground floor are larger fixed windows, each embossed with the bank coat of arms, with a fanlight above. Both of these ground floor windows have hood moulds, supported by brackets. While the facades are simply adorned, the north face has verandahs at each floor on the west end. These have segmental arches supported on wooden posts and are partly glazed. This emphasises the domestic use to which part of the building is devoted. A stairwell addition is the main feature of the west facade. The interior has seen many alterations. Half of the ground floor space is designed as the banking chamber. The rest provides for the living area of the manager's residence. The first floor has the bedrooms, a living room and bathroom. While some original joinery and fittings remain, these areas have been much altered. MODIFICATIONS: 1929 - Repairs following earthquake damage. 1939 - Repairs following fire. Date Unknown - Periodic alterations internally, particularly to domestic areas.