Barclays Bank, Hitchin
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Barclays Bank, Hitchin
Image: © John Lucas Taken: 28 Nov 2008
This was formerly the headquarters of the Quaker 'Hitchin' Bank. The Italianate edifice was constructed in 1841 to house the bank of Sharples, Exton and Lucas which was subsequently subsumed into Barclays (which was also originally a Quaker Bank).
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Image Location
Latitude
51.948251
Longitude
-0.278561