The last bank in town
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The last bank in town by Richard Hoare as part of the Geograph project.
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The last bank in town
Image: © Richard Hoare Taken: 8 Apr 2016
The title refers to the branch being used as part of the NatWest's "Customer Charter" campaign in 2011. The TV advert showed two female staff members stood underneath an umbrella in the rain outside the bank with the vow: "We will continue to provide banking services wherever we're the last bank in town." Four years on NatWest, whose slogan is "helpful banking", announced the last branch in Knott End would close in September 2015 with only an ATM available, meaning the nearest bank is eight miles away.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.928548
Longitude
-2.989262