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This picture taken before the bank moves out later this year My grandfather had an account with Lambton's Bank there before it was taken over by Lloyds in 1908.

It's a Grade II listed building. From Lloyds Bank records;

"Our Grey Street branch has a fascinating history. It is built on the site of a monastery, which had been founded in the 13th century.

With the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII in 1540, it became a house. Its links with royalty continued. It is thought that Charles I was imprisoned here in 1646, as the Scottish and English parliaments bargained over his surrender.

The house was completely remodelled in 1839 by John Dobson, a well-known architect in the north of England. A few years later, in around 1857, bankers Lambton & Company moved in. The firm had first opened in Newcastle in 1788. It had been set up primarily to finance the coal mining industry. Lloyds Bank took over Lambton & Co. in 1908."