Old Bank Building, Stafford

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Date:1948 - 1949 (c.)

Description:One of the first banks to open outside London was Stevenson, Salt and Co. in 1737. The bank was situated on Market Square in what became known as the Old Bank building.

In 1866 the bank became part of Lloyds Bank; Lloyds TSB still use the Old Bank building to this day. The original sign is still visible.


Timeline

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1680s
Old Town Hall, Stafford,
Old Town Hall, Stafford,

There has been a shire building in Stafford since the 1280s, used as a meeting place ...

1790s
Proposed Design for Stafford's Shire Hall,
Proposed Design for Stafford's Shire Hall,

Design for a new Shire Hall on Market Square. In 1790 a decision was made to ...

1840s
Market Square from the South, Stafford,
Market Square from the South, Stafford,

Stafford possessed a market as early as 1206, when Edward the Elder passed a law ...

1860s
Harry Bostock, Stafford,
Harry Bostock, Stafford,

1880s
Elizabethan House, Stafford,
Elizabethan House, Stafford,

The Elizabethan House was built on Gaolgate Street in the late Tudor period. The ...

1900s
Shire Hall and Market Square, Stafford,
Shire Hall and Market Square, Stafford,

Stafford had held a weekly market since the Middle Ages. In 1853 a covered market ...

1920s
Doll Pageant Entry, Stafford,
Doll Pageant Entry, Stafford,

Gladys Holt with her pageant entry 'Dolls' Mannequin Parade'. The annual procession ...

1940s
Scout Group, Stafford,
Scout Group, Stafford,

1970s
Bank Passage, Stafford,
Bank Passage, Stafford,

View of Bank Passage from Salter Street, towards the Market Square (through the ...

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Donor ref:P98.011.0013 (18/2170)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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