This fine grade 2 listed building was built 1900-1902. By S. Perkin Pick, principal architect of Everard & Pick of Leicester, for Pares' Bank. Sculpture was by CJ Allen, and plasterwork by GP Bankart. It had an extension dating from 1950 to the rear, but this was demolished around 2007. It was during later years a natwest, however they moved out many years ago now. Sometime later builders moved in, and the place was briefly in the news when one of the workers got trapped in the vault. After stripping some areas of the bank the company went bust, and the place has stood pretty much untouched since. I was very surprised how huge the place was,with endless rooms, stairways, corridors, and basements. A real shame a load of it had been stripped, but a great explore anyway

My pics are not great as Ive still got my crappy broken camera, im sure MD will post some better ones though.


Exterior


Main banking hall today


Taken from EH website, main banking hall before the builders moved in


Managers office


Nice window


A small section of the vaults, the various doors lay in a heap on the right


Corridor in upstairs offices


Office, note thickness of floor!


All of the offices had nice ceilings, which had been covered over in the past


Rainwater hopper


Roof