Midland Bank Building : Attraction of Manchester

The Midland Bank building on King Street, Manchester, was designed by Edwin Lutyens in 1928. Built 1933-5.

A castle-like Art Deco building, surrounded moat-like by roads on all four sides, is the work of Sir Edward Lutyens. Built with the help of engineers Whinney, Son & Austen Hall between 1933 and 1935, it features carvings by the local sculptor J Ashton Floyd. The layered style of the period is shown in the use of set back features and arches around the lower levels making this a truly classic Art Deco building.

The branch has been re-branded since Midland Bank became HSBC Bank plc after its takeover by HSBC in the 1990s. However, it is still widely known as the Midland Bank Building by local people.