The Bard and the Banker
The Bard and the Banker is a pub in Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia which is located on Government Street. The Bard and the Banker is situated nearby to the bookstore Munro’s Books, as well as near the building Ker Block.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Victoria Custom House and Bay Centre.
Old Victoria Custom House
Historic building
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Old Victoria Custom House, also known as the Malahat Building, in Victoria was completed in 1875 and designated as a historic building in 1987. It is a three-storey, mansard-roofed, custom house overlooking Victoria's harbour, symbolizing the era when Victoria was the pre-eminent commercial centre on Canada's West Coast. Old Victoria Custom House is situated 140 metres west of The Bard and the Banker.
Bay Centre
Shopping center
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bay Centre is a shopping mall in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is bounded by Douglas, Government, Fort, and View streets, in the city's historic centre. Bay Centre is situated 130 metres east of The Bard and the Banker.
Munro’s Books
Bookstore
Photo: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Munro's Books is a large independent bookstore in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, located in a landmark heritage building on Government Street. It was founded in 1963 by Jim Munro and his then-wife Alice.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Victoria and Chinatown.
Victoria
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Victoria is the capital of Canada's westernmost province; British Columbia, near the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Victoria contains a perfect combination of the old and new Canada.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chinatown in Victoria, British Columbia is the oldest Chinatown in Canada and the second oldest in North America after San Francisco. Victoria's Chinatown had its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century in the mass influx of miners from California to what is now British Columbia in 1858.
Esquimalt
Town
Photo: Kyle Wilson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and… Esquimalt is situated 3½ km west of The Bard and the Banker.
The Bard and the Banker
- Type: Pub
- Address: 1022 Government Street, Victoria, BC V8W1X7
- Category: building
- Location: Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
48.42478° or 48° 25′ 29″ northLongitude
-123.36825° or 123° 22′ 6″ westOpen location code
84WRCJFJ+WMOpenStreetMap ID
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