PART of the now-closed Lloyds Bank, in Wellington, has been put on the market to rent at £25,000 a year.

Greenslade Taylor Hunt (GTH) said only the ground floor of the three-storey Fore Street property was available.

The bank, which was the last in Wellington, closed in March of this year and has been replaced with a Post Office-run banking hub in town council premises on the other side of the road.

A GTH spokesperson said the ground floor of the former banking hall would be refurbished to provide shell retail accommodation.

It included an open plan sales area with a kitchen, store, and toilet facilities to the rear.

The spokesperson said the premises were suitable for a number of uses, within class E use, which covered businesses such as shops, offices, gyms, restaurants, workshops, and other types of commercial properties.

They said: “The ground floor is available to let in its current condition, or, alternatively, our client will give consideration to ‘white boxing’ the premises to suit an occupier’s needs.

“As we approach the tail end of the year, we are hopeful an occupier will see the potential of the building.”

GTH did not comment on what might happen with the upper two floors of the Lloyds building.

The building had been privately owned by Fox, Fowler and Co and was bought by Lloyds in 1927.

The temporary banking hub plans to relocate to the former Barclays Bank premises, also in Fore Street, and hopes to be operational there before Christmas.