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The building was used by the Bank of England until 1987. [5] In the 1990s, TSB used the building for a few years before it lay empty. In 2015, homeless activists occupied the building for two weeks before being evicted by police. [6] During the occupation, the activists caused an estimated £46,000 worth of damage to the building. [7]
A Perspective View of the Bank of England (published 1756): the bank initially occupied a narrow site behind the front on Threadneedle Street. The Bank of England moved to its current location, on the site of Sir John Houblon's house and garden in Threadneedle Street (close by the church of St Christopher le Stocks), in 1734. [52]
It was built as the site of a branch of The Bank of England. [1] It was built in 1844-47 by Charles Robert Cockerell [2] with a Doric pseudo-portico of three bays recessed between low pavilions: the attic storey is arcaded with a triangular pediment. [3] It has been designated by Historic England as a Grade I listed building. [1]
The Former Bank of England building at 82 King Street, Manchester, is a historic banking building. It has been recognised as a Grade I listed building, maintained by Manchester City Council. [1] It was designed by Charles Robert Cockerell and constructed in the 1840s, being completed in 1846. [2]
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.
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]
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The Bank of England moved to its present site on Threadneedle Street in 1734. Lothbury borders the Bank on the building's northern side, and some of Sir John Soane's work dating from 1788 can still be seen there today. Opposite the Bank is the Christopher Wren church St Margaret Lothbury.