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Bank of Africa - Barclays Bank - First National Bank Cape Town, Western Cape MILNE and SLADDIN: Architect Thomas Arthur SLADDIN: Design Architect

Date: 1906 Type: Bank Status: Extant Street: 81 St Georges Street c/o Shortmarket Street   Click to view map Coordinates: Alt: 32m

Originally Bank of Africa it became Barclays Bank and is now First National Bank. (SAAE&S Jnl Oct 1906:4 ill; Pryce-Lewis list 7 983). All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. Books that reference Bank of Africa - Barclays Bank - First National Bank Cole, DI. 2002. The building stones of Cape Town : a geological walking tour. Cape Town: Council for Geoscience. pg 67-69 Rennie, John for CPIA. 1978. The Buildings of Central Cape Town 1978. Volume Two : Catalogue. Cape Town: Cape Provincial Institute of Architects. pg 199 item 65.1