Agra Bank, China Bazaar Road, Madras 1870

      The beautiful building of Agra  Bank at the  junction of  Armenian Street and China Bazaar road in 1870s. See the lovely arched facade and a decorated street light in the  front.  The  Bank called as  Agra and United Services Bank was established in 1833 with  parental institution at Agra and branches at Bombay, Calcutta, Madras,London, Lahore and Canton. The  Madras branch was established in 1843 and intially it was at Amir Bagh  before shifting to this building.  The  bank in 1850s offered 6 percent interest for a  nine month deposit,  5 percent for six months,  4 percent for 3 months deposit.  Current account interest was 2 percent for a minimum balance of Rs.1000/-. The  Bank worked from 10 am to 4 pm on week days and 10am to 1 pm on Saturday. This beautiful building must have been demolished in the  later part of  19th century.

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