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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]
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]
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.
It is a public archive of architectural and archaeological records and holds over 12 million historic photographs, plans, drawings, reports, records and publications covering England's archaeology, architecture, social and local history. It is a dynamic collection, with records being added to this day.
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]
St Luke's Printing Works was the owned by the Bank of England for printing bank notes from 1917 to 1958. It occupied the site of the former St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics, an asylum rebuilt in 1782–1784 by George Dance the Younger. The building was damaged by the Blitz of 1940, and the printing works were relocated in 1958 to Debden, Essex.
The family provided loans to the Bank of England and purchased government bonds in the stock markets. [185] Their wealth has been estimated to possibly be the most in modern history. [186] In 1804, Nathan Mayer Rothschild began to deal on the London stock exchange in financial instruments such as foreign bills and government securities.
Houblon has been commemorated by his appearance on the reverse of Series E £50 notes issued by the Bank of England. The notes were issued in 1994, the year of the Bank's 300th anniversary. The design includes an image of Houblon's house in Threadneedle Street, the site of the present Bank of England building. [6]
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