Head Offices of the Bank
at Broad Street
All but one of the following twenty photographs have been reproduced from a souvenir
booklet issued on the occasion of the official opening of the Broad Street Head Office on November 27th 1933. All nineteen
photographs that illustrated that original publication are reproduced here, with the original captions shown in [CAPITALS]
[THE FIRST MUNICIPAL SAVINGS BANK IN GREAT BRITAIN.]
The building's frontage to Broad Street was featured
on Page 5 of the 84-paged
souvenir booklet
[MAIN FRONT DETAIL IN PORTLAND STONE.]
[THE LOGGIA. ITALIAN GRILLES IN CAST BRONZE.
FLOODLIGHTED CEILING PANEL - PALE GREEN AT NIGHT.]
[MAIN ENTRANCE OUTER DOOR - CAST BRONZE.]
[MAIN ENTRANCE CORRIDOR.
MARBLE WALLS AND FLOORING - PALE BISCUIT COLOUR.]
Banking Hall on the right, Broad Street Entrance on
the left
EASTERN STAIRCASE LEADING TO FIRST FLOOR AND
BASEMENT - CAST BRONZE BALUSTRADE.]
[TYPICAL CAST BRONZE GRILLE.]
One of several that
encircled the Banking Hall
[VIEW INTO BANKING HALL FROM EASTERN CORRIDOR
LOOKING NORTH.]
[EASTERN CORRIDOR - GROUND FLOOR.]
Banking Hall on the right. The rooms off the corridor's left side included offices and interview
rooms
[INNER DOORS TO MAIN ENTRANCE - CAST BRONZE.
AMBER FLOODLIGHT TO FANLIGHT.]