Sunderland

26 February 2013

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1870 – Backhouse & Co., Bank, Sunderland

Architect: G.G. Hoskins Backhouse’s Bank merged in 1896 with Gurney’s Bank of Norwich and Barclays of London to form what is now Barclays Bank. From The Building News: “THIS building, which his just...

19 June 2009

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1876 – New Bank Premises, Sunderland

Architect: John Gibson Built for the National Provincial Bank of England. The specialist bank architect John Gibson (1817-1892) designed over forty branches for the firm, including six in the North East. The Classical...

19 June 2009

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1906 – Sunderland Branch Library, Durham

Architect: Hugh Hedley

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