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2 Castle Vale Shopping Centre, Birmingham, B35 6DX
021-747 5782
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1970
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The Castle Vale estate, located to the northeast of the city centre - near to Junction 5 of the M6 motorway, was built on the former
Castle Bromwich Airfield. The old airfield was purchased by Birmingham City Council in 1959 in order to develop the site as a housing
estate. The development was planned to include thirty-four tower blocks, which together with other housing, would accommodate some
20,000 people. Industrialised methods of building (which attracted a government subsidy) were used, and resulted in a very unattractive
environment. The construction of shop units came later, and included the Bank's Castle Vale branch.
The business of the branch was
first conducted from temporary premises at 198 Tangmere Drive, Birmingham 35, from August 7th 1967. Normal daily hours were
operated. The branch was transferred to permanent premises in the Castle Vale Shopping Centre in 1970.
The formal opening of the permanent
branch was performed by the Lord Mayor (Alderman Stanley Blewer) on June 18th 1970.
Exterior of the permanent branch
below (June 18th 1970):
the Lord Mayor performs the branch opening ceremony,
watched by the Bank's Superintendent of Branches - Cecil
Selwyn
and then opens an account for a young depositor, observed by the Branch Manager (David Wilkinson - on left);
the Bank's Chairman
(D K Rowe-Ham - with folded arms); and the Bank's General Manager (Stanley Guy)
below: interior of branch
- staff side of counter (far cashier: Graham Capener) & customer side of counter
Managers:
1967 - R F Lovell
1969 - M J Smith
1970 & 1971 - D J Wilkinson
1972 - N E Jackson
1973 & 1974 - L D Webber
1974
- J D Briden
1976 - J G Bayes
1976 - M G Crofts
= approximate location of the permanent branch