Bank Chambers
Bank Chambers is an office building on Portland Street, Manchester, England. Its heavy and imposing appearance gives away its previous use as a bullion bank vault by the Bank of England. The Bank of England vacated the building in the 1990s and the building is now used as offices.
Background
[edit]The building was built in 1971 and designed by the architecture practice Aukett Fitzroy Robertson.[1] The building is bomb-proof with a 16-inch exterior wall of concrete and wide cavity existed for security patrols. Every Tuesday the surrounding roads would be temporarily closed to allow the transporting of money.[2]
The building was vacated in the 1990s and office developer Bruntwood bought the building. It was subsequently renovated with Grade A office space. The existing vault space has since been converted into space for servers and data farms for companies.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bank Chambers Also known as Bank of England Northern Headquarters and Bank House". skyscrapernews.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "Bank Chambers - Offices". Bruntwood. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "Daisy Group completes £1m data centre upgrade". Manchester Evening News. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
