Is it Bank of Scotland(Ireland) or Halifax?

Written October 7, 2006 in Architecture, Cork, Ireland, Photos, River, River Lee, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Sullivan's Quay, Urban

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Is it Bank of Scotland(Ireland) or Halifax?
Is it Bank of Scotland(Ireland) or Halifax?

Bank of Scotland(Ireland) are changing their unwieldy name to the much shorter “Halifax”. The bank is a major player in the UK market, but the name change could yet backfire because Halifax isn’t very well known in Ireland. I presume a slick marketing campaign will take care of that.

The building across the river is the Cork branch of the bank on the Grand Parade. I love how the sun picked out the bright white of it’s walls and the bike in the foreground was in shadow beneath a tree.

11 comments on ' Is it Bank of Scotland(Ireland) or Halifax? '

  1. amazing contrast! A really interesting capture of the building

      Written by Flickr: Traces in the Sand on October 07, 2006 at 6:32am

  2. I would’ve never guessed that lovely building was a bank!

      Written by micki on October 08, 2006 at 10:44am

  3. Thanks! You should see it from the front, it looks like a castle. It’s quite an old building. I thought I had some photos of the building from way back but a quick look around couldn’t find them. I have another shot ready to post in a few days from just up the river!

      Written by Donncha on October 08, 2006 at 11:14am

  4. Really enjoy this photo. There is great contrast even between what looks to be a tricked out bicycle and the building.Halifax, Nova Scotia is a city here in Canada and one of my favorite places to visit.

      Written by Flickr: foolswisdom on October 09, 2006 at 8:37am

  5. Here’s the front of the building :)

      Written by Donncha on October 09, 2006 at 5:35pm

  6. (from the 1on1 group)Love how the light spotlights the building, kind of ironic.

      Written by Flickr: star8278 on October 10, 2006 at 11:02am

  7. Great shot!1-2-3

      Written by Flickr: asmundur on October 10, 2006 at 11:39am

  8. Is it Bank of Scotland(Ireland) or Halifax?Either way it looks absolutely great, so bright in the sunlight, against the bicycle silhouette and the dark blue sky.

      Written by Flickr: Uqbar on December 21, 2006 at 6:21am

  9. Hallo. Hmmm …. good ad nonetheless! I wonder if we’ll see disgrunted bankers barging into the Cork branch of Halifax looking for a…

      Written by Romankow on May 09, 2008 at 3:59pm

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