Leeds
Bank House, Leeds.
After the Great Train Robbery in 1963, the Bank of England set up regional bullion centres to reduce the movement of money around the country.
Bank House was built on the site of a demolished warehouse, completed in 1971 by the Building Design Partnership (who also designed the strikingly handsome Preston Bus Station) and Grade II Listed in 2015.
It had reinforced basement vaults and was opulently clad in Cornish granite and bronze in acknowledgement of the treasures encased within.
University of Leeds, South Campus
Lucky Leeds. While designing a city within The City, Chamberlin Powell & Bon turned their attentions to Leeds to create a pedestrianised concrete labyrinth for students to learn. You can spend hours roaming the layers of pathways and see different views each way you turn.
