National Bank building

        An enchanting view of First Line Beach, Madras around 1920s with the National Bank Building and GPO and a Train moving towards Beach station. The  National  Bank started at Calcutta opened its Madras Branch in 1877 and the  bank  moved to its own premises on First Line Beach in the  year 1915.
         This building was constructed by the famous  contractor  Namberumal  Chetty At the  time of its construction in 1914 it suffered damage  from  Emden bombing. After its merger with Grindlays  Bank the beautiful building was demolished post  independence. In the  year 1981 a modern polished  Granite  Regional Office was constructed by Grindlays Bank on this site.

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