The striking buildings still stand out in the city centre Liverpool city centre boasts plenty of incredible and historic buildings, many which have been a familiar sight on our streets for generations. In a lot of cases, many started life being used for a very different purpose, but in recent years have transformed and undergone regeneration to become the likes of restaurants, hotels, large office spaces and more. At one point, Liverpool’s banking institutions shaped some of the city’s most famous streets and were housed in a number of striking buildings still standing in the city centre today.
Liverpool’s port expanded dramatically in the 18th and 19th centuries which brought huge amounts of trade, seeing large number of banks and building societies set up shop in what was once the financial centre of Liverpool, the ECHO previously reported. This weekend, the ECHO reported how Liverpool couple Laina and Michael Foott are transforming an 'iconic' bank building in Garston into new "contemporary-style" salon. For years, the former TSB Bank building on Speke Road has been a familiar sight in the town with many often arranging to meet under its bold blue clock.
It opened as a Liverpool Savings Bank branch in 1939. As work continues on the old bank, it inspired us to look back at some of the city's oldest buildings, formerly banks, and what they became. A number of the former branches have only recently closed, whereas others will only be remembered by older members of the c.