Back to photostream

former Lloyd’s Bank, Birmingham (1880)

 

 

Grade ll listed corner banking premises circa 1880. Two tall storeys, painted stone and terracotta. Eclectic design combining Gothic with Renaissance and Dutch gable motifs. Tall corner oriel surmounted by octagonal cupola with scrolled consoles. Dutch gables, ogee capped finials. Banking hall windows, in grooved ground floor, have massive keystones. End bays of each front have 2 storeys contained in main ground floor with boldly carved acanthus leaf decoration to aprons of upper windows. Steep slate roofs, ribbed chimney stacks (historicengland.org.uk)

506 views
44 faves
5 comments
Uploaded on December 4, 2025
Taken on January 30, 2023