Uttoxeter, High Street c.1955
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U29009
More about this scene
This scene shows a traffic-free view along the High Street. Once known as Old Street, this has been the main road through the town for centuries. Carnival parades were annual events until recently, and visiting circus entertainers along with their animals used to parade the length of the street advertising their shows. The building on the corner with the clock showing 2.20 (right) is Williams Deacon's Bank. This was the name the Royal Bank of Scotland were trading under from 1920; it became Williams & Glyns Bank before returning to its original name in 1985. The bank itself was founded in 1727. Thomas Hart established the first bank in Uttoxeter in the 18th century at the Bank House; the original safe can still be seen in situ today. The Bank House was designed by Thomas Gardner of Uttoxeter, and is in fact a simpler copy of Joseph Pickford's house (now a museum) in Derby.
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