NatWest Bank, Coventry, UK
NatWest Bank Building, 24 Broadgate, Coventry, England. This bank building was constructed in 1929-30. It was built for the National Provincial Bank by the in-house architect F.C.R. Palmer, assisted by W.F.C. Holden. The plan allowed for the whole of the frontage to be devoted to shops except as necessary to provide two entrances to the bank. The stainless steel doors to both entrances were designed by Holden and are decorated with motifs from British, Irish and ancient Greek coins. The doors were made by the Birmingham Guild Ltd. The bank survived the bombing of Coventry during the Second World War. The merger of National Provincial and Westminster Bank in 1968 resulted in a new company, National Westminster Bank, which opened for business in January 1970, and still occupies the building today.
NatWest Bank, Coventry, UK
NatWest Bank Building, 24 Broadgate, Coventry, England. This bank building was constructed in 1929-30. It was built for the National Provincial Bank by the in-house architect F.C.R. Palmer, assisted by W.F.C. Holden. The plan allowed for the whole of the frontage to be devoted to shops except as necessary to provide two entrances to the bank. The stainless steel doors to both entrances were designed by Holden and are decorated with motifs from British, Irish and ancient Greek coins. The doors were made by the Birmingham Guild Ltd. The bank survived the bombing of Coventry during the Second World War. The merger of National Provincial and Westminster Bank in 1968 resulted in a new company, National Westminster Bank, which opened for business in January 1970, and still occupies the building today.