Bank Chambers, Office building on Portland Street in Manchester, England
Bank Chambers features thick concrete walls measuring 16 inches and contains an internal cavity that extends throughout the building's perimeter walls.
The Bank of England operated this building from 1971 to the 1990s as a secure facility for storing gold bullion in its underground vaults.
The building represents the transition of Manchester's financial infrastructure, evolving from a traditional banking vault to a modern data center complex.
The former vault space, located 25 feet below ground level, now functions as a data center that houses servers for multiple companies.
The building's architecture included a specialized corridor within its walls where security dogs patrolled between the outer and inner concrete barriers.
Location: Manchester
GPS coordinates: 53.47920,-2.23812
Latest update: March 17, 2025 08:46
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