World’s first cash machine bank bulding gets heritage protection

The Barclays Bank branch inEnfield which was the site of the world’s first cash machine has been given Grade II listed building protection.
The Barclays Bank at 20 The Town, Enfield now listed at Grade II. (c) Historic England Archive DP434079
The prototype machine, which was unveiled on 27th June 1967, functioned differently to today’s cash machines. The customer inserted a special paper voucher similar to a cheque that was punched with dots corresponding to the customer’s fou