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Bank of Africa - Barclays Bank - First National Bank
Central Cape Town, Western Cape

MILNE and SLADDIN: Architect
Thomas Arthur SLADDIN: Design Architect
R H MORRIS: Contractor
Date:1906
Type:Bank
Status:Extant
Street:81 St Georges Street c/o Shortmarket Street

 


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Coordinates:
Alt: 32m

Originally Bank of Africa, replacing the earlier Bank of Africa. It became Barclays Bank and is now First National Bank.

The building links through to Baker's later Barclays Bank (FNB) in Adderley St.

(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.


References:

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