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Pictures: Old Birmingham banks now home to bars and cafés
Lost and Found, on the corner of Bennetts Hill and Waterloo Street, was once the home of the National Provincial BankThe Lost & Found1 of 11 33 Bennetts Hill, the original branch of Midland Bank, reopened in 2015 as a Cosy Club2 of 11 The Old Joint Stock pub, overlooking Birmingham Cathedral, was built as the Birmingham Joint Stock Bank by architect JA Chatwin in 18643 of 11 Once the home of Barclays, Big Bite in Broad Street is currently a fast food takeaway and will soon form part of the Left Bank hotel and apartment development4 of 11 63 St Paul's Square, developed in 1899 by the short-lived Birmingham District & Counties Bank, was also latterly a home to Barclays. Plans were lodged in 2014 to turn it into a restaurant5 of 11 130 Colmore Row was home to Alliance Assurance and now houses lobster bar Nosh & Quaff6 of 11 Pret a Manger in Colmore Row was, until recently, a small branch of HSBC7 of 11 La Banca in Cotteridge was built in 1910 and is now home to an Italian restaurant8 of 11 Mexican-themed bar Bodega, also in Bennetts Hill, is in part of the former Scottish Widows building9 of 11 Another Bennetts Hill building, The Briar Rose pub was once the home of Commercial Union Assurance, having been built in the 1920s10 of 11 Finally, Santander's old home of 64 New Street is expected to house the third º£½ÇÊÓÆµ outlet for Canadian franchise chain Second Cup11 of 11