You can probably read Lloyd's Bank on this bright green and white building, but can you see the buttons between the ground and first floors? In the 18th century William Haydon ran a draper's shop in this building. After installing a safe to keep his money in he began to look after money for other shopkeepers. Haydon's Bank became official in 1765 as it was more profitable than a Draper's shop but he had buttons embellished on the frontispiece to remind him of how he started out.
Humble beginnings :) :)
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ReplyDeletewell I never knew that - fascinating. I did think it was a rather splendid branch when I lived there
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