   100 king street, formerly the midland bank, is a former bank premises on king street, manchester, england. it was designed by edwin lutyens in 1928 and constructed in 1933â35. it is lutyens' major work in manchester and was designated a grade ii* listed building in 1974. ==architecture== a castle-like art deco building, surrounded by roads on all four sides,king street, spring gardens, chancery lane and brown street the former bank was built by the engineers whinney, son & austen hall between 1933 and 1935 and features carvings by the local sculptor john ashton floyd. it is constructed of portland stone around a steel frame. its neoclassical design is unusual for manchester, the style perhaps more suited to the architecture of liverpool, as most of manchester's buildings were neogothic. "the proportions are ingeniously calculated, as lutyens ... adored to do. the top stage is two-thirds of the stage from the obelisks to the next set-back, and that middle stage is two-thirds of the bottom stage."ha
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