Thursday, 29 November 2012

Tamworth mermaids brave the chill


What do mermaids have to do with banking?  That's the question at Bank House in Tamworth where this pair support a fleur-de-lys and shell motifs.
The former bank (built 1845) was founded by Sir Robert Peel, the nineteenth century politician and town's MP - maybe he had to do with the choice of the mermaids.

1 comment:

  1. So often these details are missed on buildings-you got it!

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