View of Coutts Bank, 440 Strand, City of Westminster. Part of a triangular island block of shops and offices between the Strand, Adelaide Street and William IV Street (formerly King William Street). Built in 1830-32 as part of the West Strand Improvements, planned by architect John Nash and executed by William Herbert. Four-storey building with three arched windows with pilasters either side of the main entrance with pillars supporting the portico. A balustraded balcony on the first floor and parapet. Corinthian columns between the windows on the first and second floors. Three flagpoles overhang the entrance. Founded in 1692 by John Campbell of Lundie, a goldsmith-banker, at the sign of The Three Crowns in Strand. He offered a comprehensive banking service, and many of his customers were fellow Scots, including his clan chief, the Duke of Argyll. In 1755, John Campbell's granddaughter Mary married a merchant and banker, James Coutts, and the bank became known as Campbell & Coutts. Royal patronage began with Queen Anne in the eighteenth century, and continues today, although the bank is now part of the NatWest group. Coutts building forms the centre of the block and was rebuilt by Frederick Gibberd & Partners in the 1970s but it remains part of the Grade II* listed site, number 1237040. Outside are parked a mini, a van and a three-wheel Robin Reliant.