Hampstead High Street Barclays Bank new signs plan

Barclays Bank has been a presence on Hampstead High Street since at least the early 1970s - located in a listed building.

The bank has applied to Camden Council to make the changes to the signage and exterior at the branch.

The application (2026/3580/A) seeks to replace the tablets and surrounds above the ATMs, swap the "metal fascia and Barclays logo" and install two metal signs with an eagle logo on either side of main entrance.

If approved, the branch's name plate would also be replaced with a new one and the colour scheme replaced from the existing blue to a new white background and dark blue lettering.

The application reveals the signage is 1.8 metres by 0.3 metres on the branch at 28 Hampstead High Street.

Bank closures in the area include the HSBC branch at 122 Finchley Road in August 2023, and the Nationwide which closed in June 2022.

Prior to that the Lloyds Bank branch on Rosslyn Hill closed in 2019 and the Nat West which closed its Hampstead Village branch in 2017.

The grand bank building stands on a site once occupied by a 17th-century parsonage and remained a residential home until the parsonage was replaced by a new building in the 19th century.

The planning application includes an image of the existing signage and logo which will be replaced. (Image: Barclays Bank)

The building was then acquired and re-fronted in the early 20th century for the London and South-Western Bank.

The architect redesigned the exterior using ashlar stone in a distinct Baroque style with a portico with fluted pilasters, a scrolled pediment with a coat of arms, and a stone balustraded balcony.

The three storey building has been Grade II listed since 1974 - although the banking hall was entirely refurbished in the 1990s.