Bank Of Ireland Building Belfast History

The listed building on royal avenue is one of the few examples of art deco.

Bank of ireland building belfast history.

Lynn as a department store and warehouse owned by the firm of robertson ledlie ferguson co. In 1926 bank of ireland took control of the national land bank. It was designed and built between 1899 and 1900 by w. Bank of ireland is appointed as the official bank of the irish free state.

Belfast londonderry and westport 1808. The building was constructed during 1929 and 1930 to designs by joseph vincent downes. On 6 june 1808 bank of ireland moved to 2 college green. In 1864 bank of ireland paid its first interest on deposits.

Appointment of new ceo francesca mcdonagh. Belfast s listed bank buildings more recently familiar as primark were built between 1885 1900 to designs by w h lynn and located at a pivotal point in the now belfast city centre conservation area. The northern bank made its home in the bank buildings at the top of high street. The five storey listed art deco building on royal avenue is one of very few of the.

The company purchases the parliament house as its new headquarters. The company prints and issues its own bank notes. One year on from the blaze at the historic bank buildings belfast ulster architectural heritage is pleased to see ongoing progress towards its conservation and restoration. The bank buildings is a grade b1 listed five storey building located at the intersection of castle street and royal avenue in belfast northern ireland.

The original building on the site was erected by waddell cunningham in 1785. Bank of ireland is incorporated and opens at mary s abbey in dublin. On 25 june 1783 bank of ireland opened for business at mary s abbey in a private house previously owned by one charles blakeney. The premises at college green were purchased for 40 000 1783.

Plans are to be submitted for the redevelopment of the former bank of ireland headquarters in belfast city centre. Bank of ireland history 2000 present. It stands on the site of a bank erected in 1785 from which it takes its name. College green opens its doors to the public 1803.

Bank of ireland first opens its doors to the public at mary s abbey dublin about the group. Fresh plans are to be submitted for the redevelopment of the former bank of ireland building in central belfast. The bank opened in 1787 as the bank of the four johns named after the four founders who shared a christian name. Northern irish banking continued to thrive and expanded its business from the strict limits of the city centre to more provincial areas.