John Oram's photos with the keyword: Lloyds

The Bank Hairdressing, 1-3 Bigby Street, Brigg. Formerly a branch of Lloyds who now operate from a branch at 69 Wrawby Street. TZ70_2_P1000839E

This rather utilitarian looking building at 8 Shore Road, East Wittering is not as readily identifiable as a closed bank as some but it was a former branch of Lloyds which closed on 10 October 2018. My research indicates that the branch in nearby Selsey closed on the same day. This is a dismal performance by Lloyds although they are by no means alone in their actions. Banks usually trot out a rather depressing rationale for branch closures but the authors of so-called closure review documents seem not to be familiar with the term 'self-fulfilling prophecy'. Furthermore, the blight left on towns and cities by the long term disuse of commercial properties cannot easily be countered. This building has, according the the estate agent's sign, a self-contained three bedroom flat above. 200_3_P1120678CE

On an evening walk in High Street, Staines, my partner observed that it is unusual these days to see representatives of The Big Four banks next to each other. In these days of branch closures this is increasingly true. Indeed, in many of Britain's towns today, one might not find more than one or two of these names. In the present era, The Big Four are regarded as Lloyds Bank, Barclays Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland Group (NatWest is part of the RBS Group) and HSBC. 200_3_P1060445CE