Beekay 5,143 Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 Thanks Phil., much obliged. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 520 Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 Didn’t that Nat West Bank used to be called Smiths Bank Branch? My father used to bank there. The manager used to believe everything he told him about why bills weren’t paid. He was very convincing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,130 Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 I think the Smith’s bank branch of NatWest was on the corner of South Parade and Exchange Walk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,090 Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 It was. Named after Robert Smith, the banker who became the first Baron Carrington, ancestor of Lord Carrington who served in Margaret Thatcher’s government. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,465 Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 3 hours ago, MRS B said: Didn’t that Nat West Bank used to be called Smiths Bank Branch? My father used to bank there. It was also my bank branch in the 80s-90s. It's a Watson Fothergill building and is amazing inside; they don't make banks like that any more. Fortunately it's been well preserved by whoever occupies the place these days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,130 Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 My company banked there. The manager was Eric Tiffin back in the 70’s/80’s. He used to host lunches for his larger customers at the NatWest area HQ on Radford Boulevard, the old Player‘S offices. Many’s the time I’ve sat with local luminaries such as Frank Sytner and Nat Puri. I often wondered if the guests had large overdrafts or big credit balances! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 520 Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 My dad worked for Players for 40 years so maybe that was the connection. He passed away in 1984 so would definitely have known Eric. It was a magnificent building. Thanks for the explanation of why it was called Smiths Bank. My dad would have convinced anyone he had either a large balance or overdraft. The latter would have always been the case! We actually didn’t realise this till he died but he gave us all a really good life wheeling and dealing his finances. That was all that mattered. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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