What is recorded here

Castle Square in Caernarfon, Gwynedd. Midland Bank, later HSBC, occupied number 24. The Post Medieval bank handled local money and recorded the town's commercial life. Whether its ledgers captured ordinary wages or extraordinary debts remains unknown.

The National Monuments Record of Wales records HSBC Bank:Midland Bank, 24 Castle Square;Y Maes, Caernarfon as Bank (financial) from the Post Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Midland Bank, later HSBC, built its branch at 24 Castle Square, Y Maes, Caernarfon, during the Post Medieval period, reflecting the expansion of financial institutions in Wales. The site is remembered as part of the historical development of banking in the region.

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