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Built in 1892 by William Owen for a company called 'Parr's Bank". It is situated on the corner of Lord Street and London Street and is a very imposing building built in in sandstone with a green slate roof, and is in free Renaissance style.

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The Parr's Bank’s history dates back to the late eighteenth century, with a possible starting date of 1782. The first partnership was with Joseph Parr, a sugar boiler, his brother-in-law Matthew Lyon, and Walter Kerfoot, a solicitor. Partnership names changed and the firm was variously known as Parr & Co, and Parr, Lyon; more colloquially it was known as The Warrington Bank.

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By the first World War Parr's had over 400 branches and these included banks in the South and eventually in 1918 agreed to amalgamate with London County and Westminster Bank.

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