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| 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 |
| 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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| 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 individual images of the new Broad Street premises,
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 |
| 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 |