Stock Exchange, Great Charles Street,
Birmingham, UK
Architect
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S. N. Cooke |
Date Built
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1928 |
Location
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33 Great Charles
Street at Margaret Street
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Description
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This attractive Portland stone
building, at the corner of Great Charles Street
and Margaret Street, was once the Birmingham
Stock Exchange. It was designed by the
architect S. N. Cooke who was responsible for
the design of Birmingham's Old Rep
Theatre.
The Birmingham Post, in March of 2011, reported
on the future of the Stock Exchange
building. They pointed out that, "The
35,000 sq ft building, which is in a
conservation zone, was in use continuously
as a subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange
until the Big Bang of 1987 resulted in its
traditional dealing floor being replaced
with new technology." They
added that, "Its six floors
of offices including the dealing floor and a
basement are being used as offices by
EFG..."
The building has little in the way of
decoration on the outside save for the strong
cornice. It features seven bays on the
Margaret Street side and five on Great Charles
Street with smooth rustication and round-topped
windows on the banking hall level. |
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