HEAD OFFICE
The photograph below shows the Broad Street Head Office
shortly after completion in 1933.
Right: this 1947 view shows an
area of planting in Broad Street, put in place by the Birmingham Parks Department, in front of the Bank's Head Office.
(Photograph
courtesy of Alton Douglas: 'Birmingham in the Forties'
published by Brewin Books)
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This section of the website relates to the buildings in Edmund Street and Broad Street, Birmingham that housed
the Bank's Senior
Management, and the following functions:
EDMUND STREET (1919 to 1933)
| Historical background | The Bank's use of premises in Edmund Street |
| Speeches | Made at the official opening of offices at 6 and 8 Edmund Street |
| Photographs of the premises |
6 and 8 Edmund Street
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| Photographs of the official opening ceremony | July 6th 1925 |
Information regarding the Head Office Branch, that was located in the buildings' Banking Halls, is given in the Branches section of
the website:
BROAD STREET (1933 to 1979)
| Opening Ceremony and Description of the Building |
The new Head Office in Broad Street
was opened by
His Royal Highness The Prince George, KG (see above),
on November 27th 1933.
A souvenir booklet
issued to commemorate that event
contained a description of the building, and forms the
basis for this article
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| Tender Document |
The document issued to enable construction firms to tender
for the contract to build the Bank's Head Office in
Broad Street
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| Comments on Tender Document |
The document produced by the Midland Federation of Building
Trades Employers
commenting on various clauses etc in the
Tender Document. The document also contains the observations
of Birmingham Corporation
and the Bank Committee on the
Federation's comments
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| Photographs |
Views of the new building that were reproduced in
the
souvenir booklet
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| Architectural Review |
Article published in The Architect & Building News:
December 8th 1933
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| Plans |
Plans
of the building's four floors
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PHOTOGRAPHS:
The following links are to images of the Broad Street premises, mostly
as
described in the Description of the Building referred to above
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| Broad Street prior to the building's construction | 304 - 308 Broad Street before and after site clearance |
| Architect's Drawing | Drawing prior to construction; completed building |
| Front Elevation of Head Offices, facing Broad Street | Northern frontage; two views of loggia |
| Western Elevation | Side of building used for staff entrance |
| Banking Hall - General View | View from customer entrance |
| Banking Hall - Counter | Elevated view of counter; counter with security screens |
| Banking Hall - Observation Balcony | Two views of the balcony overlooking the Banking Hall |
| Banking Hall - Ceiling | Three images of ceiling and skylight |
| Banking Hall - Northwest Corner | Shows a baffle that covered a heating duct |
| Banking Hall - Arched Openings to surrounding corridors | West side of Banking Hall |
| Banking Hall - Bronze Grille Doors | Example of grille accessing surrounding corridors |
| Safe Deposit - Entrance Corridor | Bronze grilles and Custodian's desk |
| Safe Deposit - Strongroom Door | Three views of door to Safe Deposit strongroom |
| Safe Deposit - Interior (1933: 4,640 safes) | Three customers using safes in original layout |
| Safe Deposit - Interior (Southwest Corner and post-1947: 10,528 safes) | Comparison of layout before and after 1947 additions |
| Safe Deposit - Reference Room | Room available to renters for private use |
| Cash Strongroom Door | Closed door view of room that held the branch's cash |
| Ground Floor Corridors | Four views of the corridors surrounding Banking Hall |
| Ground Floor - Northeast Stairs | Stairs up to the Accounts Department |
| Ground Floor - Interview Room | Used for general purpose interviewing |
| House Purchase Department - Vestibule | Entrance to House Purchase Department |
| House Purchase Department - Office | General view of office |
| General Manager's Office | Office on First Floor, west side of building |
| Committee Boardroom | Includes view of alterations made in 1980s |
| Library | Small room on Second Floor |
| Assembly Room | Large room for meetings on Second Floor |
| Kitchen and Servery | Facilities used to provide staff lunches, etc |
| Caretaker's Flat and Yard | 1980s photographs |
| Microfilm Unit | Room on Second Floor being used for microfilming |
The Images section of the website contains many items relating to Broad Street -
the following selection relate to the Construction
and Opening of the building,
and photographs taken as part of the Bank's Golden Jubilee
