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Barclays Bank Ltd. The Story of a Site.

[English History Collection] – Barclays Bank Ltd.

The Story of a Site.

England, Charles Barker and Sons Limited, 1959. 20.5 cm x 26 cm. 24 pages. Several black and white photographs throughout publication. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and discolouration on endpapers only. Original calling card of bank manager inside cover.

This publication was commisioned by Barclays Bank to commemorate the laying of the cornerstone of it’s new head offices building on the corner of Lombard Street and Gracechurch Street, London in 1959. It gives a brief history of the site, plans for the new building and covers the ceremony itself. There are a number of illustrations of the old street signs from the site and its surrounds as well as black and white photographs of the build, the ceremony and the notaries present. The calling card inside is complete with Barclays old insignia of the splayed black eagle .

 

Barclays Bank Ltd. The Story of a Site.
Barclays Bank Ltd. The Story of a Site.
Barclays Bank Ltd. The Story of a Site.
Barclays Bank Ltd. The Story of a Site.
Barclays Bank Ltd. The Story of a Site.