What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Old Bank Built by John Wilson in 1901 for Molyneux Whitfield and Co of the Old Bank Lewes and subsequently acquired by Barclays, the building was reputedly the smallest purpose-built bank building in England. It closed on 30 April 1992.
John Wilson was a builder who constructed the Old Bank in Lewes in 1901 for Molyneux Whitfield and Co; the building is noted as potentially being the smallest purpose-built bank in England.
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Photo: Simon Harriyott · CC BY 2.0