Cork banks

1839 – Former Cork Savings Bank, Cork

The result of an architectural competition held in 1839, the former Cork Savings Bank (now part of Trustee Savings Bank) was designed by the firm of Thomas and Kearns Deane (brothers) but since attributed to Kearns alone.

1840 – Bank of Ireland, 32 South Mall, Cork

Architect: Thomas Deane

New bank by ‘Mssrs. Deane’, Thomas Deane & Co., comprising Thomas and his brother Kearns, on site formerly occupied by Harbour Commissioners’

1855 – National Irish Bank, 71 South Mall, Cork

Architect: William Caldbeck

Good quality bank branch on South Mall. Much closer in size to bank branches in Irish country towns rather than other banks along the mall.

1865 – Former Provincial Bank, 97 South Mall, Cork

Architect: William G. Murray

One of the most magnificent buildings in Cork, the Italianate plazzo built for the ‘Provincial Bank of Ireland’,

1912 – AIB, South Mall, Cork

Architect: Arthur & Henry H. Hill

Distinctive and imposing bank building on a prominent site, in the main financial district of Cork.

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