The Wilts & Dorset Banking Company Ltd was founded in 1835 and did not open a branch in Plymouth until 1885. In 1888 they bought Harvey’s Hotel and the site was developed into new bank chambers. The Wilts & Dorset Bank was acquired by Lloyds Bank in 1914 and served as a bank for them up until the 1950’s.

We carried out all the structural repairs to this building which included repairs to the main chimney stack on the front elevation.

The stack is built out of Bathstone and the  repairs consisted of general repointing and the drilling and fixing of stainless steel helical ties to stabilize some movement cracks within the stack.

We also had to re-cap the top of the stack along with fixing new vent caps.

This was one of two chimneys that had to be addressed.

You can read more on this chimney and all about this restoration project if you click here.