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04 July 2012
1899 – Canadian Bank of Commerce, Winnipeg, Manitoba

1899 – Canadian Bank of Commerce, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Architect: Darling & Pearson Dismantled stone by stone in 1910 and re-erected in Regina, Saskatchewan. A replacement bank building, even more grandiose was designed and built by Darling & Pearson.

03 July 2012
1880 – National Penny Bank & Artizans Dwellings, Clerkenwell, London

1880 – National Penny Bank & Artizans Dwellings, Clerkenwell, London

Architect: Henman & Harrison Illustration in The Building News, October 29th 1880. According to The Builder, August 7 1880: “This extensive pile of buildings, at the oorner of St. John’s-square and Clerkenwell-road, has...

08 June 2012
1730s – La Touche Bank, Cork Hill, Dublin

1730s – La Touche Bank, Cork Hill, Dublin

The La Touches were a Huguenots family from the Loire, who fled to Holland on the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. They later moved to Ireland, becoming involved in the weaving trade...

01 June 2012
1910 – Weyburn Security Bank, Weyburn, Saskatchewan

1910 – Weyburn Security Bank, Weyburn, Saskatchewan

Architect: Long, Lamoureux & Long Head office of The Weyburn Security Bank, which was the only Saskatchewan chartered bank to operate. The bank functioned from 1910 until 1931, and had 32 branch offices...

01 May 2012
1905 – Merchants Bank of Canada, Wetaskiwin, Alberta

1905 – Merchants Bank of Canada, Wetaskiwin, Alberta

Architect: Hogle & Davis

09 April 2012
1880 – New Bank, Aberavon, Glamorganshire

1880 – New Bank, Aberavon, Glamorganshire

Architect: J.B. Fowler New branch for the Glamorganshire Banking Company. Perspective including ground plan from The Building News, December 17th 1880.

28 March 2012
1866 – Former Bank, Cornmarket, Dublin

1866 – Former Bank, Cornmarket, Dublin

Architect: Charles Geoghegan Former banch bank for the Royal Bank, later part of AIB. Now no longer used as a branch. Fine streetlevel facade with high but relatively plain banking office behind. The...

22 March 2012
1907 – Former Bank, Arran Quay, Dublin

1907 – Former Bank, Arran Quay, Dublin

Architect: J.F. Fuller Branch bank for the former National Bank, later part of the Bank of Ireland. Later extended in the early 1920s in the same vaguely Tudor style.

13 January 2012
1831 – Bank of Ireland, Eyre Square, Galway

1831 – Bank of Ireland, Eyre Square, Galway

Architect: James Cusack Still in use today, with further extension and alterations by Millar & Symes in 1905. Of interest are the facilities accorded to the Branch Manager – he clearly was expected...