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The Rex – Formerly Hotel Gotham
Manchester, England, United Kingdom · Limited Edition by Leonardo & Fattal · Accessible Luxury
Sir Edwin Lutyens drew the Midland Bank at 100 King Street in 1928, and it was built from 1933 to 1935 in Portland stone, Grade II*, his major work in Manchester. HSBC shut the branch in June 2008, and Hotel Gotham took the upper floors in April 2015, sixty rooms still in a banking mood. On 23 April 2026 the door changed to The Rex, and the old vaults became Treasury.
- 60 rooms
- Opened 2015
- Neighborhood: Central Retail District
- Rooms from 172 sq ft (16 m²)
- Architect: Sir Edwin Lutyens
About The Rex – Formerly Hotel Gotham
- John Ashton Floyd carved the stone. The building is a steel frame in Portland stone, about 46 metres, listed Grade II* on 3 October 1974. The bank closed on 6 June 2008, when HSBC moved the branch to St Ann's Square.
- Jamie Oliver opened an Italian restaurant in the former banking hall in 2011. It closed in 2019 after the company failed. Gotham, opened by Bespoke Hotels, was already in the upper floors from 2015.
- Leonardo bought the hotel in May 2024. The Gotham name was only on licence, so the door became The Rex on 23 April 2026, still 60 rooms over seven floors.
- Strong Room, in the old vaults, is a private dining room built around a full-size snooker table that becomes the table you eat on. Five Inner Sanctum suites are named for Manchester figures.
- Entry-level rooms start at 172 sq ft (16 m²).
History
Sir Edwin Lutyens designed the Midland Bank at 100 King Street in 1928. It was built from 1933 to 1935 in Portland stone on a steel frame, with carving by John Ashton Floyd, and listed Grade II* in 1974. HSBC closed the branch on 6 June 2008. Hotel Gotham opened on the upper floors in April 2015, 60 rooms, under Bespoke Hotels. Leonardo bought it in May 2024. The Gotham name was licensed only for a time, and the hotel relaunched as The Rex on 23 April 2026. Treasury and the Strong Room are in the former vaults.
The setting
100 King Street, M2 4WU, an island block also addressed from Spring Gardens, in the middle of the city's old banking and shopping street.
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