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 temporary closed to allow the transportation 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. 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.
