Were looking for somewhere to have a coffee and advised the university coffee shop in the old Birmingham Municipal bank was excellent so we tried it. Coffee shop was beautiful, housed in the old banking area, really good value and gorgeous surroundings. On my way out we met Peter by the entranced casually asked if he knew what the building was originally. He they gave me a potted history of the building and suggested a tour of the basement . As a child, 70 years ago I came to the bank with my father and was taken down to the basement to examine contents of his safety deposit box. I jumped at the offer nd I hour later had been taken, by Peter on a tour of the whole building. It was fascinating and so informative. So enjoyable to relive past experiences and learn so many interesting facts I was unaware of, Peter was a very knowledge guide and bought the history to life for me, thank you