[46504] Southport : HSBC

HSBC Bank, 331 Lord Street, Southport, Merseyside, 1888.

By EW Johnson.

For the Preston Banking Company.

Grade ll* listed.

 

Halls of the Gods.

Classical Architecture ruled when the banks competed with each other for solidity and splendour. Built by the Preston Banking Company in 1888 to the designs of E. W. Johnson. The Preston Coat Of Arms is carved in stone. This Bank has one of the finest Corinthian facades in the North of England.

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