‘Savings Bank’ – Hobart, TAS

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What

‘Savings Bank’ name sign and ‘Est. 1845’ datestone for the Hobart Savings Bank, which traded from this building from 1850.

Where

Street address

26 Murray Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Location

Find it on Murray Street, near the intersection with Macquarie Street

When

1845

Hobart Savings Bank was established in 1845 on Collins Street, Hobart.

1859

This building on Murray Street became the new head office.

Who

Past owner

Hobart Savings Bank (also known as Savings Bank of Tasmania, the Tasmania Bank and the Trust Bank)

What else

The name sign is raised lettering in a serif font displayed in all caps.

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Photo: Elliott Bledsoe, ‘Savings Bank’/’Est. 1845’ at 32 Goodchap Street, Surry Hills, 2012 [digital photograph]. Taken at 1:50 pm AEST on Thursday 16 August 2012. © and image courtesy: Elliott Bledsoe. Licensed for reuse under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0)

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Thursday August 16 2012

Elliott Bledsoe

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Datestones, Namesigns

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1800s, 1840s, Banks, etc, Hobart, TAS, Raised lettering, Serif fonts