Former NatWest bank
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Former NatWest bank
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 19 Aug 2022
The Grade II listed former bank https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1201682?section=official-list-entry at Mumps dates from 1902. The bank, originally the Manchester and County, was created by renowned Manchester architects Mills & Murgatroyd. It featured a unique baroque copper-crowned tower and a polished red granite base. Inside, the banking hall housed a 50ft mahogany counter. The bank was taken over by NatWest in 1970. In 1995 it was closed when NatWest merged their Mumps and Yorkshire Street branches. It was put on the market for £170,000. Plans the following year to turn the building into a pub fell through. Several later refurbishment plans have also failed. The building is a focal point within the bus/metrolink tram interchange.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.542948
Longitude
-2.102727