Sir Edwin Lutyens and the architecture of the biggest bank in the world

Sir Edwin Lutyens and the architecture of the biggest bank in the world

Sir Edwin Lutyens became the de facto architect of one of Britain's biggest financial institutions, Midland Bank —then the biggest bank in the world, and now part of the HSBC. Clive Aslet looks at how it came about through his connection with Reginald McKenna.