3-047-089 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The National Provincial Branch Bank of England, Leicester, 1872. 'The Leicester branch of the National Provincial Bank of England was opened, a short time since, under the management of Mr. J. S. Brand. The new building shown in our Engraving occupies the site of the Old Three Crowns Hotel, at the corner of Granby-street and the Horsefair. The premises contain a general bank office, 58 ft. by 31ft., with strong rooms, consulting-room, and lavatories on the ground floor; the whole of the two upper stories being appropriated for the manager's residence. The Italian style of the facade is modified in its details to suit the peculiarities of the English climate, which have also controlled the selection of the materials for the exterior - viz., Diseworth white brick with stone dressings. The design, by Messrs. Millican and Smith, architects, was selected from a limited competition among the local profession, and has been carried out by Messrs. Osborne Brothers, builders, also of Leicester'. From "Illustrated London News", 1872.