Place:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Date:

1870

Historical Information:

This image is part of the Colonial Office photographic collection held at The National Archives UK.

Savings’ Bank of NSW at 11 Barrack St, Sydney.

Built in 1848 by the renowned Sydney architect Henry Robertson, this sandstone building with its granite columns and marble balustrades was the site of the first Savings Bank of New South Wales, which later became the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. When the bank sold the property in 1995, the building had been in continuous use for almost 150 years. [Sydney Living Museums]

Description:

Showing the Savings Bank in Sydney, New South Wales. Original photo published 1870.

From the collection of:

The National Archives UK Flickr