"20th century bowler hats were commonly associated with businessmen working in the financial districts, also known as ""City Gents"". The traditional wearing of bowler hats with City business attire declined during the 1970s. During modern times bowlers are not common, although the so-called City Gent remains a stereotype of Englishmen, wearing a bowler and carrying a rolled umbrella. For this reason, two bowler-hatted men were used in the logo of the British building society (subsequently bank), Bradford & Bingley. In Scotland and Northern Ireland the bowler hat is worn traditionally by members of the main Loyalist fraternities such as the"
"Chesham Building Society The Chesham Building Society was a building society based in the market town of Chesham in Buckinghamshire, England which merged with the Skipton Building Society in June 2010. Prior to the merger it was the 37th largest building society in the United Kingdom based on its total assets of £231 million. It was a member of the Building Societies Association. Their logo was a stylised chess piece, a pun on the name of the River Chess, the local river. Founded in 1845 it was the world's oldest (surviving) building society - many early societies were wound up"
"borrowers voting in favour. The merger of the two societies took place on 1 June 2010. The enlarged society operates under the Skipton name. Chesham Building Society The Chesham Building Society was a building society based in the market town of Chesham in Buckinghamshire, England which merged with the Skipton Building Society in June 2010. Prior to the merger it was the 37th largest building society in the United Kingdom based on its total assets of £231 million. It was a member of the Building Societies Association. Their logo was a stylised chess piece, a pun on the name of"
"building and sell the site. Demolition work was delayed by the discovery of roosting bats and asbestos, but began in January 2015. On 12 January 2017, it was confirmed that Sainsbury's had sold the site to rival supermarket company Lidl. During the nationalisation process, it was revealed that the bank had registered more than 100 separate trademarks featuring the bowler hat, its long-running logo. The bank had also purchased a bowler hat in 1995 which had formerly belonged to Stan Laurel, for £2,000. Ownership of the trademarks transferred to Santander with the licence to use the Bradford & Bingley name"
"roof of the building was used to mount a battery of anti-aircraft guns. The building society established a sports and social club in 1935 and housed it in the basement of the partly built office. Consisting at first of ""15 members and a second-hand table tennis table and dartboard"", over the years it developed into the Alliance Sports Club, a major corporate sports and social club. The Brighton & Sussex changed its name to the Alliance Building Society in 1945. After mergers with more than 20 other building societies, culminating in its amalgamation with the Leicester in 1985, it took"
"Butler Square Butler Square (originally the Butler Brothers Company building) is a former warehouse and office building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The building is located within the Minneapolis warehouse district and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It is significant for its restrained Chicago School design by major Minneapolis architect Harry Wild Jones, and as a leading example of the older warehouse/office buildings in Minneapolis–Saint Paul. Jones designed other buildings in Minneapolis such as the Minneapolis Scottish Rite Temple, Calvary Baptist Church, the Lakewood Cemetery Chapel, and the Washburn Park Water Tower. It was"
"chosen to match. The work was carried out by LDN Architects. Since 9 February 2008 the club's commercial entity is Bowmen Limited, a registered private company. It caused considerable distress when Edinburgh Bowling Club, founded in 1848 and said to be Edinburgh's oldest, was obliged by the Royal Company of Archers to vacate the site.The Edinburgh Bowling Club subsequently disbanded and closed. The Archers’ Hall development involved an extension to house archery practice ranges and the creation of fifteen two and three-storey multiple occupancy residences to provide accommodation for around 75 University of Edinburgh postgraduate students which the university has"
"Register at the same time as part of a multiple property submission of buildings designed by Samuel Hannaford. Hooper Building The Hooper Building is a historic commercial building in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Built to a design by a master architect, it is named for an executive of its first occupant, and it has been named a historic site. From its establishment until 1885, the John Church Company operated from premises at 66 W. 4th Street, selling musical instruments and printed music. It chose to move in 1885, and in 1893 it arranged for the construction of the present"
"Home Building Association Bank The Home Building Association Bank (or Home Building Association Company) is a historic building located at 1 North Third Street in Newark, Ohio, and was designed by noted Chicago architect Louis Sullivan. It was one of three banks designed by Sullivan in 1914, the other two being in Grinnell, Iowa and in West Lafayette, Indiana. For this project the architect was given a narrow lot but made the building larger by making it two stories high, something that he did not typically do in his banks. The Louis Sullivan Building of Newark has graced the Courthouse"
"Courier Building Courier Building, also known as the Frazee Block, Cutlery Block, Fire Engineer Block, and Potter Building, is a historic commercial building located in Downtown Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York. It was built in 1844, and is a four-story, trapezoidal shaped, Greek Revival style painted brick building. It was updated in 1918 with Chicago Commercial style design elements when modified for use as a Moose Lodge (1918-1946). The Courier newspaper occupied the building from 1856 to 1905. It was the site of Daniel Webster's 1851 ""Syracuse Speech"" in which he equated resistance to the Fugitive Slave Law with treason."
"in 1991. Witherbee Memorial Hall Witherbee Memorial Hall is a historic workingmen's club building located at Mineville in Essex County, New York. It was built in 1893 by the Witherbee, Sherman & Co. mining company. It is a massive Shingle Style structure. It is a ""T"" shaped wood frame structure with a long, rectangular, gable fronted main block. The front elevation features a prominent, recessed second story balcony highlighted by paired Doric order columns.It is now owned and operated by Mineville VFW Post 5802. It also houses a six lane bowling center. It was listed on the National Register of"
"are included in the Baltimore National Heritage Area. Erlanger Buildings Erlanger Buildings is a historic loft building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It consists of a four-structure, turn-of-the-20th-century loft complex. The buildings range in size from two to six stories high and feature iron storefronts and stone detailing. They were built between 1892 and 1910. The buildings served as the home of the Erlanger Manufacturing Company, which produced BVD brand underwear. Charles Erlanger, co-founder of the company, is credited with making major advances in the design of underwear which revolutionized the industry. The Erlanger Buildings were listed on the"
"general secretary, but he was unable to aid with recruitment, membership falling below 1,000 by 1910. The union adopted its final name, the ""Amalgamated Slaters', Tilers' and Roofing Operatives' Society"", in 1963, then merged into the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers in 1969. Amalgamated Slaters', Tilers' and Roofing Operatives' Society The Amalgamated Slaters', Tilers' and Roofing Operatives' Society was a trade union representing slaters in England, Ireland and Wales. The union originated in 1873 in Sheffield as a federation of local unions, from Birmingham, Kingston-upon-Hull, Liverpool, Newcastle, Nottingham, South Shields, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland and York. In 1885, the federation was"
"Society. The Somercotes society may have been based in the Derbyshire village of Somercotes (Alfreton, Amber Valley) where the society has a branch in Leabrooks Road. It also absorbed the Ilkeston Permanent Building Society in 2001. In 2007 the society was rebranded with a new logo containing the Peak District Millstone, and a change of the trading name from “The Derbyshire” to the legal name of “Derbyshire Building Society.” The new identity incorporated new signage for all branches and replacement passbooks and cashcards for members. On 8 September 2008 it was announced that the Derbyshire, along with the Cheshire Building"
"were based in London. In 1921 the OBS merged with the Manchester Unity of Operative Bricklayers' Society and the Operative Society of Masons, Quarrymen and Allied Trades of England and Wales to form the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers (AUBTW). The People's History Museum in Manchester holds the original emblem painting of the Operative Bricklayers' Society. It was painted in 1869 by Royal Academician Arthur Waudby, and hung in the Bricklayers' Head Office in London. It shows the society's work, proudly depicting the bricklayers' trade along with symbols of truth, architecture and science. Operative Bricklayers' Society The Operative Bricklayers'"
"community so that the whole county could feel a sense of ownership and pride. In 2011, the Barnstormers substituted black for navy blue and unveiled three agriculture-themed alternate logos: a hex sign, a weather vane, and the barn-planked ""LB"" initials. The ""hex-sign"" logo incorporates the team's initials and a Pennsylvania Dutch design complete with a baseball and two crossed bats. Additionally, it includes two red roses symbolizing Lancaster's nickname, ""Red Rose City."" For the 2015 season, the Barnstormers partnered with Zephyr Headwear for their caps and with the Pennsylvania-based Majestic Athletic for their uniforms. The home cap is red throughout"
"Barnsley Building Society Barnsley Building Society was established on 12 January 1853, by a group of prominent townsfolk who following the example of many other towns and cities at the time decided to form their own building society. The society became part of the Yorkshire Building Society in 2008, and has since continued as a trading division. In 2016, the Yorkshire announced it would replace the Barnsley Building Society brand with its own, close six branches and rebrand the remainder under its own brand. Originally called the Barnsley Permanent Benefit Building Society, it operated from an office above a grocers"
"Newcastle Building Society The Newcastle Building Society is a UK building society that has its head office in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is a member of the Building Societies Association. It was formed in 1980 as a result of a merger between the Grainger (founded 1861) and Newcastle Permanent Building Societies (founded 1863). Its first Chief Executive was Phillip Langley-Essen after holding the position of Chief Executive and Managing Director for 16 years at the Grainger. He was influential in the formation of the new society and even designed the new logo. Mr Langley -Essen retired from the Newcastle"
"Erlanger Buildings Erlanger Buildings is a historic loft building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It consists of a four-structure, turn-of-the-20th-century loft complex. The buildings range in size from two to six stories high and feature iron storefronts and stone detailing. They were built between 1892 and 1910. The buildings served as the home of the Erlanger Manufacturing Company, which produced BVD brand underwear. Charles Erlanger, co-founder of the company, is credited with making major advances in the design of underwear which revolutionized the industry. The Erlanger Buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. They"
"The Huyler Building The Huyler Building is a historic commercial and office building located in downtown Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It was built in 1926, and is a four-story, four bay, reinforced concrete building faced in cast stone and brick in the Classical Revival-style. The front facade features three large segmental-arched display windows, balustraded balconet, and carved ""Huyler's"" logo with flanking griffons. Some of the interior commercial space at 376 Delaware was installed by Antonin Raymond (1888-1976) in 1939-1940. It was originally built for the Huyler's candy company and for over 80 years occupied by the locally prominent"
"Scarborough Building Society Scarborough Building Society was a UK building society, which had its headquarters in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. Scarborough Building Society was formed in May 1846 - It was a member of the Building Societies Association. On 30 March 2009 the building society merged with the Skipton Building Society and now operates under the Skipton brand. The Society was founded as 'The Scarborough and North and East Yorkshire Permanent Building and Investment Society' and it wasn't until 1903 that the current name was adopted. The Society's initial objectives were to provide a safe haven for investors' money -"
"was built using voluntary labour. For many years it was a male-only membership and the men had to be employed by Prattens to be eligible to play. Now membership of both clubs is open to all. Later the bowls club was the site of a fatal ballooning accident in 2011. An original Pratten hut is now used as a community centre and live entertainment venue on the site of the Warminster Athenaeum. F. Pratten and Co Ltd F. Pratten and Co Ltd, commonly known as Prattens, was a company based on a site in Midsomer Norton and Westfield, Somerset that"
"1996. Old Town Savings Bank Old Town Savings Bank, also known as Cala Brothers, is a historic loft building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a three-story loft structure designed by architect Frank E. Davis (1839-1921) and constructed in 1871. Both the street façades are cast iron, four bays wide on Gay Street and eight bays wide on Exeter Street. It is a Full Cast Iron Front building. It operated as a bank until about 1940, then housed a wholesale distributor of tobacco and confectionery. Old Town Savings Bank was listed on the National Register of Historic Places"
"in 1887 for the Kinny Tobacco Company, cigarette manufacturers, and later occupied by the Strauss Brothers, clothing manufacturers and became part of the Rosenfeld complex around 1910. Heiser, Rosenfeld, and Strauss Buildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Heiser, Rosenfeld, and Strauss Buildings Heiser, Rosenfeld, and Strauss Buildings, also known as Inner Harbor Lofts I, is a historic loft building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a complex of three structures. The Heiser Building is a Romanesque Revival style, six-story brick, stone, and iron structure, eight bays wide and 14 bays deep, built"
"Old Town Savings Bank Old Town Savings Bank, also known as Cala Brothers, is a historic loft building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a three-story loft structure designed by architect Frank E. Davis (1839-1921) and constructed in 1871. Both the street façades are cast iron, four bays wide on Gay Street and eight bays wide on Exeter Street. It is a Full Cast Iron Front building. It operated as a bank until about 1940, then housed a wholesale distributor of tobacco and confectionery. Old Town Savings Bank was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in"
"Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association Building Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association Building, also known as the Lobaugh Building and Henry County Museum and Cultural Arts Center, is a historic Anheuser-Busch distribution building located at Clinton, Henry County, Missouri. It was built in 1886, and is one- to two-story, Romanesque Revival style timber frame building with brick load bearing walls. It sits on a limestone foundation. It features a dramatic three stepped parapet wall topped with limestone caps, decorative ornaments, Eselohren (mule ears), bands of voussoir trimmed windows, and semicircular arched windows. It housed Anheuser-Busch operations until 1920, after which it housed a feed and"
"as being a largely residential and at one time agricultural area, Meersbrook was also fairly industrialised. Indeed, W May ltd ""Dyers & cleaners"" were established on London Road South and Chesterfield Road and Joseph Tyzack & Son ltd . Meersbrook Works is still in use today as an enterprise centre and by the successful Black Belt Academy (self defence). Tyzack built Meersbrook Works in 1876, the Tyzack logo can be seen underneath the roof top. Meersbrook Tannery is an imposing building now divided and used by several restaurants. The back side of the building is now divided in flats called"
"Conley–Maass Building The Conley–Maass Building, also called the Maass and McAndrew Company Building, is one of the oldest remaining places of business in Rochester, Minnesota. Originally built as a woolen mill, it was the site of Conley Camera Company from 1904 to 1909. As such, it appeared in several Sears catalogs. Maass & McAndrew Plumbing and Heating occupied the building from 1910 to 1955. It has also housed the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Loyal Order of Moose, The Salvation Army, Rochester Ballet School, Masque Theatre, and Words Players. In 2016, new owners undertook a $2.2"
"Barnes Building The Barnes Building, originally known as the Odd Fellows' Block, the Masonic Temple from 1909 to 1915, and later Ingram Hall, is a historic fraternal and office building located at 2320-2322 1st Avenue in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Designed in early 1889 and constructed in late 1890 by Seattle Lodge No. 7 of the International Order of Odd Fellows and designed for use by all of the city's Odd Fellow lodges, it is the earliest known surviving work of Seattle architect William E. Boone and George Meeker and remains in an almost perfect state of preservation."
"Witherbee Memorial Hall Witherbee Memorial Hall is a historic workingmen's club building located at Mineville in Essex County, New York. It was built in 1893 by the Witherbee, Sherman & Co. mining company. It is a massive Shingle Style structure. It is a ""T"" shaped wood frame structure with a long, rectangular, gable fronted main block. The front elevation features a prominent, recessed second story balcony highlighted by paired Doric order columns.It is now owned and operated by Mineville VFW Post 5802. It also houses a six lane bowling center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places"
"Bancroft Trust Building The Bancroft Trust Building, formerly the Dodge Block and Sawyer Buildings, is an historic commercial building at 60 Franklin Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is the result of combining the 1883 Sawyer Building with the 1869 Dodge Block, one of the few surviving buildings of Worcester's early industrial age. Both buildings were designed by Fuller & Delano of Worcester, and were combined into the Bancroft Building in 1920. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. The Bancroft Trust Building is located at the southeast corner of Franklin and Portland Streets in the"
"today’s badge is a Lancastrian red rose. The bottom right contains a figure to represent a sheet of parchment representing the ancient craft of parchment making that was practised in Havant for hundreds of years and which finally ceased in 1936. There were a couple of firms still making parchment in Havant at the turn of the 20th century, Stallards working in Homewell and Stents in West Street. Stallards finally closed in 1936 and the buildings were occupied by the building firm, Carrells. Stents became glove makers before closing down in the 1950s, their premises being taken over by the"
"Fair which sees the High Street closed from the Square to the Memorial Hall. The Provident Union Investment Society was founded in Ramsbury 1846, becoming the Ramsbury Building Society in 1928. It was headquartered in the Square until 1982 and took as its logo the ancient wych-elm which grew immediately opposite. Subsequent mergers saw the Building Society being subsumed into the Regency and West of England Building Society, then the Portman Building Society, and finally the Nationwide Building Society. For centuries, Ramsbury was famous for its Tree – a large wych-elm which stood in the Square at the heart of"