Lloyds bank next door to the clothing store Burton and Evans in Great Yarmouth
Picture: James Bass
Lloyds TSB poised to take over Burton building in Yarmouth Market Place
Sam Russell
Friday, October 19, 2012
6:30 AM
Banking giant Lloyds TSB has revealed ambitions to relocate its Market Place premises as part of a “significant investment” in the town.
The bank has submitted plans to move into the neighbouring Burton and Evans clothing store, leaving its former premises vacant.
Bosses at Arcadia Group, the owner of Burton and Evans, had not responded to requests for comment at the time of going to press. It is not known if the store is looking to relocate, or pulling out of the town altogether.
A spokesman for Lloyds TSB said: “We have put an application in for change of use on the adjacent unit on Market Place to improve our current representation and provide a better customer experience.
“This will involve significant investment in the town.”
Letters have been sent to customers of the Hall Quay branch of Lloyds TSB stating it is to close.
When asked if the bank is looking to consolidate both the Hall Quay branch and the Market Place branch in the Burton and Evans unit, a spokesman for Lloyds TSB said they could not comment at this stage.
The news follows clothing retailer M&Co’s decision to close its King Street store. It is understood another high street bank is looking to take over the premises.
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8 comments
I expect tsb to transform Burtons exterior and totally improve the view from the main north face of building. Something Burtons haven't done for years It looks like a funeral parlour signage with blacked out upper first floor windows, very grim looking. Real shame to lose a big name store from town. Feel sorry for the saff, not their fault head office won't invest.
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vegas
Sunday, October 21, 2012
I expect tsb to transform Burtons exterior and totally improve the view from the main north face of building. Something Burtons haven't done for years It looks like a funeral parlour signage with blacked out upper first floor windows, very grim looking. Real shame to lose a big name store from town. Feel sorry for the saff, not their fault head office won't invest.
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vegas
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Another nail in the coffin for Yarmouth so many nails they would never get the lid off !!!!!
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Glenn Rivett
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Mr.Newman the town centre,ahem wait for it,manager has done a spiffing job.Worth his weight in charity shop clothes that man......
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wes1975
Friday, October 19, 2012
We do not need another Bank in the Market Place we need shops The council needs to drop the Business Rates and Rents that they charge the shops. How can they Justify £1000 increase I would to know.
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Dave
Friday, October 19, 2012
The EDP should come to GY and do a full expose of how many shops have been lost and what is left in the town and how it is a grubby seedy shadow of its former self and who is really to blame.
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Daisy Roots
Friday, October 19, 2012
If my other post appears sorry for the duplication-the blame rests firmly with GYBC, not just the recession. Their planning policies have destroyed the town. It is frankly almost so vile now that it is a place to be avoided-this once bustling relatively well off second largest town in Norfolk is become a sump of humanity and a retail desert. No amount of playing about with regeneration will make up for disastrous planning decisions, the frittering of regeneration money and the complete failure to attract some form of all year round employment for the mass of unskilled labour now settled in the town. As for the retail-shops gone include branches of chains which continue trading as well as those where the whole business has failed If Peacocks at the bottom end of the retail market can't keep a shop open in a town things are pretty bad. Meanwhile GYBC continues to charge 70p an hour for parking to shop in the few remaining businesses.
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Daisy Roots
Friday, October 19, 2012
If Burtons and Evans Leave it will be another nail in the coffin for Great Yarmouth.Yarmouth is full of Banks,Charity shops.,Pound Shops & Tattoo Parlours. its beyond a joke
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Gorlmouth
Friday, October 19, 2012