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The bank on the right was Simonds Bank, opposite Princess Street, now called Princess Way.
On the left is the corner of Lloyds Bank; then comes Siddal and Kirby's shoe shop, the Wool Shop, now Nationwide with a new shop front, and the Midland Bank.
Stramongate Bridge was also known as Miller or Mill Bridge, because it linked the mills on the eastern bank of the River Kent to the 'Auld Grey Town' on the other bank.
In the picture we have two buildings from the 1930s: Lloyd’s Bank (1932) with its giant arch, and the National Provincial Bank with its neo-classical portico.
Although this view is titled Shottermill, strictly speaking it shows Springhead in Camelsdale just over the Hampshire border on the south bank of the young River Wey - Shottermill is on the north bank
This is the first Waterloo Bridge, which was opened in 1817 by the Prince Regent; this view looks from behind Cleopatra's Needle on the north bank.
Nowadays the bank is more formalised and the trees are fewer than in this view, which looks along the river bank north-east to the suspension bridge.
London was the banking capital of the world, and this is reflected by the bustling City scene shown here, with the imposing Bank of England in the background.
London was the banking capital of the world, and this is reflected by the bustling City scene shown here, with the imposing Bank of England in the background.
On the right is the splendid facade of the old Northamptonshire Union Bank, which became the National Provincial Bank and today is Nat West.
A former Governor of the Bank of England, he commissioned the bank's architect Sir John Soane to produce this superb monument.
This well-ordered scene is typical of the high quality ambience of the suburb as a whole, and well anticipated by the Midland Bank with its impressive, yet restrained, neo-classical frontage, exactly as
Originally built for Barclays, the Midland Bank was built in 1908 in the Georgian style from a design by Hugh Seebohm.
Barrow Corporation purchased Biggar Bank on Walney in 1881 to serve as a public recreation ground for the people of the expanding town of Barrow.
Barclays Bank, next door, still operates in what has been banking premises for over 120 years.
The National Provincial Bank (now NatWest) was built in 1931, when the High Street was widened (involving substantial demolition).
Today Martin's Bank (centre left) is occupied by an estate agent, reflecting Lymm's status as a housing hot spot, whilst Barclay's Bank (centre) trades from a less harmonious modern building.
On the left is the Lancaster and District Bank, which became part of National Westminster Bank.
Billy Banks Wood, prominent in views from Castle Walk, is ancient 'hanging' woodland clinging to limestone rock on the south bank of the River Swale just west of Richmond Castle.
The building to the right of the memorial is Old Bank House.
