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In the grounds of Greyfriars are the Bank Lane arches. Previously, this part of Greyfriars had been used to house cattle and other farm animals awaiting market.

The Nottingham Joint Stock Bank, later the Midland Bank, who had premises further up the street, then bought the plot of land adjoining its old building and built an imposing new office.

The garden in the foreground is that of a house aptly named Arrow Bank, a beautifully situated house now used for a bed and breakfast business.

This view looks from the Mansion House balcony to the Bank of England.

Grattons, on the right, was replaced in the 1920s by the Midland Bank seen in photograph No 88415, now of course the HSBC bank.

The classical-style building on the left is the Midland Bank, claimed by many to be one of the town’s finest build- ings.

Abberley Hall is part of an estate dating back to the Norman Conquest, when King William gave it to his supporter Todeni. The present house, seen here, goes back only to 1845.

The bank on the corner has become the Midland Bank, while across The Square the familiar names of Boots the Chemists and Foyle's Library appear on shop signs.

On the right of the picture is Barclays Bank, and next to it is the National Provincial Bank, now defunct.

The scene is a near traffic jam at the Bank. The photographer is standing on the Mansion House balcony looking directly at the Royal Exchange.

Samuel Greg's Quarry Bank Mill stands on the banks of the Bollin where it flows through a wooded glen. Originally water-powered, the mill remains intact, and is now in the care of the National Trust.

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.

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.

More recently it housed a branch of Lloyds Bank, who gave the building to the city in 1927. Today it is a most delightful museum.

The bank on the right was Simonds Bank, opposite Princess Street, now called Princess Way.

The Green Bank Hotel, on the south bank of the Penryn River, was built in 1785 to cash in on the trade brought to the town by the mail packets.

The NatWest Bank now occupies the left-hand corner building, whilst on the right the street was completely redeveloped in the 1980s with estate agents' offices and Lloyds Bank.

Bromborough is an ancient settlement that dates back to Saxon times when King Alfred's daughter, Ethelfleda, had a monastery built here.

Both views are from the Berkshire bank. One was taken looking towards the bridge; the other was taken looking north-east to the finish- ing line.

The garden in the foreground is that of a house aptly named Arrow Bank, a beautifully situated house now used for a bed and breakfast business.

The National Provincial Bank (now NatWest) was built in 1931, when the High Street was widened (involving substantial demolition). Lloyd's Bank next door was built in 1932.

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.

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.