▁it ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁bank ▁manager ' s ▁residence . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁the ▁District ▁Bank ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁building ▁on ▁Church yard ▁Side ▁by ▁Alfred ▁Water house , ▁and ▁ 9 ▁Mill ▁Street ▁returned ▁to ▁private ▁ownership ▁after ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁standing ▁empty . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁El ms " ▁and ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁a ▁sh oe ▁manufact urer . ▁Hall ▁describes ▁" lo fty ▁and ▁sp a cious ▁w ain sc otted ▁rooms " ▁and ▁a ▁" f ine ▁st air case " ▁at ▁this ▁date . ▁ ▁N ant wich ▁Liberal ▁Club ▁( f ounded ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ) ▁acquired ▁the ▁building ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁extended ▁at ▁this ▁date ; ▁it ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁club ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁Since ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁building ▁has ▁been ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁R ivers ide ▁Club , ▁Pe ppers ▁restaurant ▁and ▁the ▁Res idence ▁restaurant . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁In ▁red ▁brick ▁with ▁stone ▁dress ings , ▁the ▁house ▁has ▁two ▁store ys ▁with ▁att ics ▁and ▁bas ements , ▁under ▁a ▁t iled ▁roof . ▁The ▁five - bay ▁front ▁( n orth ) ▁face ▁has ▁a ▁central ▁entrance ▁bay , ▁set ▁slightly ▁for wards , ▁which ▁is ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁brick ▁pil aster s