1923 – Former Munster and Leinster Bank, Shipquay St., Derry
Former bank premises for the Munster &
Former bank premises for the Munster &
Fine brick and stone bank on a barrow wedge-shaped corner site.
Rebuilt between 1921-23.
Fine 1920s bank building in a stripped back classical style,
A fine small classical revival building with heavy baroque terracotta to the rear of the earlier tower.
This building was designed by architects Kent and Massie as the headquarters of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney.
One of the finer bank branches in Waterford and now sadly no longer used as such.
Curiously over-conservative design (even for a bank) in a vague Neo-Georgian style that was slowly gaining in popularity for smaller municipal buildings after the trauma of the First World War.
Single storey banking hall with three storey manager’s residence to the rear,
Fine smaller scale classical bank nestled into a block of Portage Avenue.