With so many High Street bank branches closing, many suburbs, villages and even towns are being left with abandoned buildings, left empty if they don't find a new owner and in danger of becoming a blight on the street.
But some empty bank buildings date back to an era when the design and architecture of the home of local finance was given thought and a budget to create an attractive property that visually stood out for the right reasons.
Wandering up to the façade of this handsome three-storey building in the village of Cefn Mawr, south of Wrexham, and the stone and red brick property is certainly offers a very visually pleasing welcome and heightens the anticipation to find out what has happened inside the former bank.
