40, 41 Westmoreland Street, 5 and 1 & 2 College Street: Lists 1 and 2: Retention of exterior only and partial retention of ground floor interior of Nos. 40-41. Designed by Sir Thomas Deane and replacing Wide Street Commissioners buildings, the Scottish Widows office is one of the most distinguished 19th century commercial buildings in the city.
College Street:The two brick gabled Victorian buildings next to the Bank by William Murray are to completely destroyed. 5 College Street: List 1: modifications. This is one of the most distinguished, indeed pompous, mid 19th century classical buildings in the city, being the former grand headquarters of the Provincial Bank - designed by William Murray. While the application proposes the retention of the facade and main interiors (opposite) the proposal is nevertheless gravely destructive of the architectural character of the building. The current application entails the complete emasculation of this facade so it would no longer represent the volume of the building behind it but rather read as if it had been appended with glue to a massive new building. When viewed from both College Green and Pearse Street the Provincial Bank facade currently forms a focal point in what is one of the most important street vistas in the city. In the application as proposed it would be completely engulfed by a massive and over-scaled new building on both sides.
35 & 36 Westmoreland Street: Former Pearl Insurance Building. Listed for retention of exterior only. This is a handsome stone classical building of 1936 designed by A.F. Hendy. The proposal includes the addition of a massive roof structure which would intrude on the outline of its corner cupola when viewed from O'Connell Bridge and College Green.