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  2. Bank of England - Wikipedia

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    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. [53]

  3. Bank of England Museum - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Rothschild banking family of England - Wikipedia

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    The coat of arms of Nathaniel Rothschild, current head of this branch. The Rothschild banking family of England is the British branch of the Rothschild family.It was founded in 1798 by Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777–1836), who first settled in Manchester before moving to London, Kingdom of Great Britain (in present-day United Kingdom).

  5. Category:Bank of England - Wikipedia

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    Bank of England Act; Bank of England Act 1694; Bank of England Act 1696; Bank of England Act 1708; Bank of England Act 1709; Bank of England Act 1716; Bank of England Act 1946; Bank of England Act 1998; Bank of England club; 1873 Bank of England forgeries; Bank of England Ground; Bank of England note issues; Banking Act 1979

  6. Economy of England - Wikipedia

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    The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. England uses the pound sterling which is the world's oldest currency that is still in use and that has been in continuous use. [201]

  7. The Old Bank of England - Wikipedia

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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.

  8. Panic of 1825 - Wikipedia

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    The self-interest of the Bank of England thereby caused additional failures. Although banker Henry Thornton described in 1802 the proper lender of last resort actions to be taken by a central bank in such a crisis, it was not until the Overend Gurney crisis of 1866 that the Bank of England would take action to prevent widespread panic ...

  9. Thomson Hankey - Wikipedia

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    Thomson Hankey (15 June 1805 [1] – 13 January 1893) [2] was a British merchant, a banker and a Liberal Party politician.. Hankey was the son of Thomson Hankey from Portland Place in London, and his wife Martha, the daughter of Benjamin Harrison from Clapham Common. [3]