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Old Bank House

9 Lady Bank
Tamworth
B79 7NB

Like the Sheriff of Tamworth, the Tamworth Tap and the Market Vaults, this pub is a Grade II listed building. It was first listed in 1972 and the listing description was amended in 1992. The 1992 listing description is as follows: “Savings Bank, now part of office. Dated 1845. For Sir Robert Peel P.M. Brick; buff brick facade with ashlar dressings; tile roof with ashlar end stacks. L-plan. Domestic Tudor style. 2 storeys; 3-window range. Ashlar base, top cornice and parapet. Tudor-headed entrance has label mould and cusped spandrels, 4-panel door. 2-storey canted oriels to forward breaks under gables, moulded bases and ribs to 1:2:1-light windows with panels between floors, brattished cornices; narrow central 1st floor light. Gables have relief town arms with mermaid supporters; parapet ends have lettering: AD and 1845. End stacks have octagonal shafts. Gabled rear wing with coped gable, cross-axial and end stacks; small-paned casements. Interior not inspected. (N.Gash: Sir Robert Peel: 1972-: 172).”

The pub’s description in CAMRA’s WhatPub is as follows: “This attractive Victorian building was formerly home to Sir Robert Peel's Tamworth Savings Bank. It dates from 1845 and bears a blue plaque marking its history. A small bar area serves four well-appointed comfortable rooms. There's a pleasant beer terrace to the rear, and in fine weather there's also seating to the front. Five varied and interesting ales typically showcase an ever-changing range of national breweries.”

The WhatPub link is here: WhatPub/Old Bank House

The The Old Bank House features on the The Great Escape: Out-of-Town Daytime Pub Tour of Tamworth on 16 March 2024.