Where is the Lost & Found?
The Lost & Found is at 8 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, B2 5RS
In brief
Built as the National Provincial Bank of England in middle of the 19th century, it later became a National Westminster Bank. A period in the late 2000s / early 2010s as a bar called Bennetts. It has been The Lost & Found since 2014.
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The Lost & Found from the 18th floor balcony at 103 Colmore Row (July 2022). Photography by Elliott Brown
The Lost & Found / National Westminster Bank - history
A bank at 11 Waterloo Street and 8 Bennetts Hill.
The original bank of 1855 was by C R Cockerell.
But it was rebuilt in 1869 by John Gibson.
Built of stone.
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Bennetts (April 2011). Photography by Elliott Brown
Sculptured panels by S F Lynn, 1869.
Shield of arms with flanking figures, an early Birmingham coat of arms.
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Bennetts (April 2011). Photography by Elliott Brown
Grade II listed since 1982.
It was a bar called Bennetts until sometime in the early 2010s.
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Bennetts (August 2009). Photography by Elliott Brown
It became The Lost & Found in 2014.
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The Lost & Found (June 2014). Photography by Elliott Brown
Original details
Now a popular Birmingham bar, this building was formerly home to The National Provincial Bank. High above the front of the building can be found a sculpture with an early Birmingham coat of arms sandwiched in between.
The Lost & Found in 2021. Photography by Daniel Sturley
Contact details
The Lost & Found
8 Bennetts Hill
Birmingham
B2 5RS
Telephone - 0121 643 9293
info@the-lostandfound.co.uk