Barclays Bank, Enfield

In 1894, they bought the Greyhound Inn and terraced houses on the eastern side of Enfield Market Square, and in 1896 launched an architectural competition for a new building on that site.

[1] The London architect William Gillbee Scott was the winner with his designs shown at the Royal Academy and published in The Builder in January 1897.

[1][2] It is of red brick in Flemish bond with stone dressings to all storeys which completely cover the ground floor front elevation.

[1] To the rear is the Grade II* listed St Andrew's Church and to its west is the Enfield market square.

[3][4] The maximum permitted cash withdrawal at the time was £10 (equivalent to £229 in 2023), and customers had to purchase a paper voucher in advance which they inserted into the machine, along with a personal identification number (PIN).

South face of Barclays Bank, Enfield
Design for the London and Provincial Bank, Enfield, by W. Gillbee Scott, The Builder , 1897.
The bank, c. 1909 , when still London and Provincial
Gold ATM and plaque on the site of the world's first ATM on the west (market) side of the building