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View of the Bank of England taken from the north-west angle as erected in 1805 (J. M. Gandy, 1825). At the start of the 19th century a plan was enacted by John Soane for the further extension of the bank's premises, this time to the north-west (necessitating the rerouting of Princes Street, to form the new western boundary of the site).
The Bank of England Museum, located within the Bank of England in the City of London, is home to a collection of diverse items relating to the history of the Bank and the UK economy from the Bank's foundation in 1694 to the present day. The museum is open to the public, free of charge.
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The Old Bank of England is a public house at 194 Fleet Street, where the City of London meets the City of Westminster. It was constructed on a corner site in 1886 by Sir Arthur Blomfield in a grand Italianate style, the interior having three large chandeliers with a detailed plaster ceiling. It is a Grade II listed building. [1] [2]
An imagined view of the Bank of England in ruins by Joseph Gandy, 1830. Sir John Soane's Museum, London. His work at the bank was: Erection of Barracks for the Bank Guards and rooms for the Governor, officers and servants of the Bank (1790). [63] Between 1789 and February 1791 Soane oversaw acquisition of land northwards along Princes Street. [63]
The building was constructed as one of three branch banks for the Bank of England in the mid-19th century. [4] The building was used entirely by the bank and did not contain any lettable space to other businesses, which were being fast established in the district. Subsequently, Cockerell built a similar building in Cook Street for this purpose.
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Bank and Monument are two interlinked stations in the City of London that form a public transport complex served by five lines of the London Underground as well as the Docklands Light Railway (DLR). Bank station, named after the Bank of England, opened in 1900 at Bank Junction and is served by the Central, Northern and Waterloo & City lines ...