A FORMER bank in Gillingham has been named among the most captivating sites in the South West listed in 2020. Historic England, a public body that helps people care for, enjoy and celebrate England’s spectacular historic environment and its significant buildings, has listed a number of key locations and buildings. The historical group has rounded up its most captivating sites, ranging from health centres, coastal defences, monuments and high street buildings. The organisation declared the former Natwest bank, based on Station Road in Gillingham, a listed Grade II building, due to its design and architecture. The former bank was built in 1900-1902 to the designs of noted Bristol architect Sir George Oatley (1863-1950) for the Stuckey Banking Company Ltd, a major West Country bank.
A FORMER bank in Dorset has been named among the most captivating sites in the South West listed in 2020. Historic England, a public body that helps people care for, enjoy and celebrate England’s spectacular historic environment and its significant buildings, has listed a number of key locations and buildings. The historical group has rounded up its most captivating sites, ranging from health centres, coastal defences, monuments and high street buildings. The organisation declared the former Natwest bank, based on Station Road in Gillingham, a listed Grade II building, among them due to its design and architecture. The former bank was built in 1900-1902 to the designs of noted Bristol architect Sir George Oatley (1863-1950) for the Stuckey Banking Company Ltd, a major West Country bank.