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It looks more like an ornate bank.

In the distance, on the right, is Bank Parade house, once the home of Sir James Mackenzie (1853-1925).

We are looking at West Bank and the Victoria Promenade.

Bowling's the ironmongers moved to Grove Road in the 1920s, and their shop became a branch of the Midland Bank.

E J Tong the ironmongers next door are still in business and still in the same building, and so is Barclay's Bank.

The tall building on the right, where the delivery vehicle is parked outside, is that of the London and Provincial Bank.

A footbridge now spans the river between the two and there has been extensive development on both banks of the river.

A quiet moment on the banks of the Wharfe.

The building beyond, between it and the Queen Anne style bank, was demolished about 1930 and replaced by a smart Moderne stone-fronted Midland Bank.

Walmersley was a township within Bury on the east bank of the Irwell.

On the left stands Barclays Bank.

In July 1965 this was transformed into the Westminster Bank, where Mr Gambrill was the manager - he had been with the bank for 31 years.

Newly built in red bricks is Coode, Shilson and Co's St Austell Bank (now National Westminster); it was commonly known as 'the red bank'.

Until Barclays Bank was built in 1904, the Methodist church had the only public clock in the village.

Barclays Bank is now a restaurant and take-away, while the Westminster Bank on the right is offices.

The old lords of Kingston were the Norman nobles, the Lacys, but this palatial Restoration house was built in 1663-5 for Sir Ralph Bankes, the son of the former attorney general Sir John.

The River Windrush threads through Bourton, carpeted on either bank by broad greens.

Now there is a spate of banks.

Now there is a spate of banks.

The Bank Street/Great Square corner was rebuilt in the 1930s with a building capped by a stylish cupola (centre, at the end of the street).

The Bank Street/Great Square corner was rebuilt in the 1930s with a building capped by a stylish cupola (centre, at the end of the street).

If the Lloyds office adds to the prestige of the establishment, then it seems no harm was done by accommodating a band-room.

The scaffolding beyond the lamppost hides Lloyds Bank, which was being extended and restored at the time this photograph was taken (there are rainwater heads dated 1921).

Most of the buildings are still recognisable, but only Lloyds Bank, now Lloyds TSB, is still trading.