Interior of a building in the Strand
Interior of a building in the Strand
Record No
140403
Title
Interior of a building in the Strand
Description
Chimneypiece within 59 Strand, City of Westminster. A chimneypiece with corbel decorated with an urn and swags and a surround decorated with foliage. Decorative cast-iron grate and a letter 'S' painted on the corbel and on the grate, possibly to show that they are to be saved from demolition. Number 59 was part of a mid-eighteenth century four-storey terrace and the original business address of Coutts Bank. 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 Bank moved to 440 Strand in 1832, but number 59 remained the "shop" of Coutts' Bank until 1904. This building was demolished in 1923 and has since been redeveloped with a modern office block with retail units on the ground floor.
Date of execution
1923
Section
The London Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_532_A1465
London picture map location
Exact
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