Bank of South Australia |
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| Title : | Bank of South Australia |
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| Creator : | Jervis, C.W. | ||
| Source : | B 4499 | ||
| Place Of Creation : | Adelaide | ||
| Date of creation : | 1842 | ||
| Format : | Artwork | ||
| Dimensions : | 98 x 68 mm | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
Illustration of the Bank of South Australia, Adelaide. The first Bank of South Australia building was located on North Terrace on land opposite to the site reserved for Parliament House. The Bank was originally established as a department of the South Australian Company, but separated from that organisation in 1842. The design of the building was undertaken by Prescott and Hancock. The building is described as Grecian Ionic in style; it was completed by February 1841. The Bank opened for business in the following May. |
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| Related names : | South Australian Company Jervis, C.W. |
| Coverage year : | 1842 |
| Period : | 1836-1851 |
| Place : | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Region : | Adelaide city |
| Further reading : | Heritage of the city of Adelaide: an illustrated guide edited by Susan Marsden, Paul Stark and Patricia Sumerling, Adelaide: Corporation of the City of Adelaide, 1990 |
| Internet links : | Manning Index of South Australian history: Banking and finance.Select Bank of South Australia |
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