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The Building now occupied by Halifax at 26 Bondgate Within was designed around 1914 for the North Eastern Banking Company by William Henry Knowles (1857 – 1943). He also designed the Parish Hall and Lint Close in Alnmouth (now the Friary)

The Alnwick & County Bank was founded by Messrs. William Dickson and William Woods in May, 1858, at Alnwick. They took advantage of the opportunity afforded by the collapse of the Northumberland & Durham District Bank in the previous year. Mr. Dickson was a solicitor in Alnwick, Mr. Woods a banker in Newcastle. It was later (1875) taken over by the North Eastern Banking Company. That amalgamated with Bank of Liverpool Ltd. in 1914 then in 1918 acquired Martins Bank, later changing its name to Martins Bank Ltd in 1928. Martins was bought by Barclays Bank in 1969. It traded at 26 Bondgate Within from 1858 until January 1978.