Lloyds Bank founder’s manor house in Birmingham with seven apartments in auction

The building has a Grade II* listing from Historic England which considers it to be “one of the most important” of the city’s rare surviving Georgian buildings. 

James Mattin, managing director and auctioneer at Bond Wolfe, explained that Lloyd House incorporates seven self-contained residential units with car parking and will be offered with vacant possession. 

The property is to be sold on behalf of Bromford Housing Association, which had in the past used the property for offices. 

Mr Mattin said: “We are thrilled to have the important and attractive Lloyd House in our next auction. 

“The Georgian building extends to a total of 5,306 sq ft and incorporates seven self-contained residential units across four storeys, which will grab the interest of multiple competitive investors. 

“This is a leasehold property and will be offered for sale with vacant possession on a 125-year lease until the year 2107.” 

The self-contained residential units within Lloyd House are as follows:

• Flat 1, one bedroom, 581 sq ft.

• Flat 2, three bedrooms, 1,561 sq ft.

• Flat 3, one bedroom, 753 sq ft.

• Flat 4, one bedroom, 431 sq ft.

• Flat 5, one bedroom, 710 sq ft.

• Flat 6, two bedrooms, 818 sq ft.

• Flat 7, one bedroom, 452 sq ft.

The manor house was built between 1742 and 1752 on the site of an Elizabethan farmhouse by iron manufacturer Sampson Lloyd II, who went on to co-found Lloyds Bank in 1765. 

The farmhouse was later demolished, although the Lloyd family continued to refer to the manor house it as “the Farm”. 

The property became formally known as Lloyd House and was bequeathed to the city by the Lloyd family in the 1920s. 

The grounds were then laid out as a public park, known as Farm Park, with the manor house itself eventually acquired by Bromford Housing Association. 

Lloyd House is set back from Sampson Road beyond car parking and is surrounded by open recreation parkland in the Sparkbrook suburb of Birmingham. 

A blue plaque on the property reads “Sampson Lloyd founder of Lloyds Bank (1699 to 1779)”, and many surrounding streets, including Sampson Road, are named after Lloyd and members of his family. 

The location is approximately one mile south-east of the city centre, with easy access to the A34 Stratford Road and the A45 Small Heath Highway. 

Lloyd House will be among 207 lots appearing in Bond Wolfe’s next auction, which is due to start at 8.30am on Thursday 11 September. 

The auction will be livestreamed via Bond Wolfe’s website with remote bidding by proxy, telephone or internet. 

For more details and to register to bid visit https://www.bondwolfe.com/auctions/properties/, email auctions@bondwolfe.com or call or call 0121 312 1212 or 01902 928 510.