Bank of England Building, Liverpool

The Bank of England first decided to open premises on Castle Street, Liverpool in 1826, which helped establish the area as the city's financial centre. The present building was designed by Charles Robert Cockerell and built in a Neoclassical style between 1845 and 1848. The building was one of three provincial branches he designed for the Bank of England in the mid-19th century. The building was used entirely by the bank and did not contain any lettable space to other businesses, which were fast being established in the district. Subsequently, Cockerell built a similar building in Cook Street for this purpose. It was demolished in 1959. In the 1990s, TSB used the building for a few years…