Former NatWest, Selsey - 29 May 2020

If buildings can be cute, this falls into the category. Unfortunately, being vacant is not cute and my views on bank closures and vacant commercial property are well documented on this site. I could not find an exact closure date online but 150 High Street, Selsey was formerly a branch of NatWest. More importantly for the aficionado of banking history, this was, earlier still, a branch of Westminster Bank. The Westminster merged into National Westminster (later NatWest) as long ago as 1970. Although it is not clear in this picture, the removal of the NatWest fascia has left visible the shadow of the words 'Westminster Bank Limited'.

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