The Strong Rooms.
For the same reason the strong room itself is prefer- ably constructed as an island with a passage round it too narrow for the free use of any implement for the penetration of......
Similarity In Architecture.
A certain general similarity that is apparent in buildings designed for this purpose is therefore not unnatural, and at the same time makes them easily distinguishable from......
Some Concrete Examples
There are only two of these buildings which can be seen as they were envisaged by the architect : and they are the National Provincial Bank, opposite the Mansion House and......
Larger Premises Needed.
The building programme of the banks throughout the country was due to the post-War increase in the business of banking ; this entailed larger staffs at the respective head......
Growth Of Banking System.
The present banking system of England is of very recent growth. Until 1862 the great majority of country banks were private concerns issuing their own notes, which were backed......
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