Hi Ged and Miss
As you see, I made us a whole new thread on this topic.
As described in the the description of Liverpool treasures on the Liverpool Liverpool's World Heritage site, that the ornamentation on the bank building is meant to just "celebrate maritime themes as well as money."
It would seem that the frieze around the Town Hall is more correctly linked to slavery, for, as stated in the same source:
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John Prestwich, in General View of the Town ... of Liverpool, (c. 1780,) describes the Town Hall:
"The Exchange is an elegant square edifice built of hewn stone with the front and one side only in view the rest being obscured by the houses which are built close to it ... Between the Capitals runs an Entablature or Fillet on which are placed in base relief the Busts of Blackamoors & Elephants with the Teeth of the Latter, with such like emblematical Figures, representing the African Trade & Commerce."
Can someone provide a photograph of the bronze doors? Thanks in advance. I worked for a while in the bank when it was Martin's Bank so I am interested for that reason as well.
Chris
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