Exterior of Martins Bank, South Shields, Laygate branch, viewed from the south

Date:: 1961- 1965

Location:: Martins Bank Limited, Laygate, South Tyneside; Show all locations

Barclays bank, Laygate, South Tyneside

187-191 Laygate, South Tyneside

Reference:: RAC01/01/02/11

Type:: Photograph (Print)

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Description

The handwritten caption beneath this image reads:

"1961. Walls faced with polished light green Swedish granite with black Belgium polished granite window reveals, plinth and door architrave. Door plate glass. Signs, illuminated after dark. Vestibule faced with black and gold Italian marble."

The building became a branch of Barclays bank in 1969 and was closed in around 1996. As of 2019, the building has been subdivided.

Content

This is part of the Volume: RAC01/01/02 Reavell and Cahill - album; within the Series: RAC01/01 Reavell and Cahill - series of albums; within the Collection: RAC01 Reavell and Cahill, Architects

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Keywords

Glass, Granite, Marble, Mid 20th Century Bank (Financial), Trade And Commerce