Bank Collection (page 36)

Battersea Reach
The Thames at Battersea, with hay-barges moored at the bank

Senegal Matam
Fort built at Matam, on the bank of the Senegal River, for the protection of French traders

The Old Lady of Thread-needle Street in the Hands of Beauty
Bank of England in the 1920s. The demolition of part of the building allowed for the public to view the statues for the first time, which can be seen in this image

Constantinople - Karakoy scene with ferries
At Karakoy, the tourist liners moor up today. View showing little ferry boats with awnings to keep the sun off the delicate passengers. Galata Tower in the background

Morocco - Tangiers - Little Market
The Little Market, Tangiers, Morocco Date: circa 1920s

Third Battle of the Aisne 1918
Men of the Worcesters holding the southern bank of the Aisne at Maizy during the third Battle of the Aisne on the Western Front in France during World War I on 27th May 1918

Chesil Bank (or beach) Dorset, viewed from Portland

Billingsgate Fish Market, London, 1852
Engraving showing the, then recently opened, Billingsgate Fish Market on the north bank of the River Thames, in London, 1852

A countryside stream with an otter
A view of a countryside stream. An otter is set into the border framing the scene. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Westminster Bridge, London, 1855
Engraving showing a view of Westminster Bridge, from the South bank of the River Thames, 1855. Several sailing barges, loaded with hay, can be seen in the foreground

Bystander Masthead 1930
A stylised art deco style illustration for the Bystander masthead showing a languide river scene with a bright young thing relaxing & smoking in a boat bobbing by the bank

The Embankment, London, 1932
Photograph showing the Embankment, on the North bank of the River Thames, London, 1932. In the foreground is the sailing-ship Friendship

The Tower of London, 1848
Engraved decorative title, published in the Illustrated London News, for an article on the Tower of London, 1848. This image shows the view of the Tower of the south bank of the River Thames

The Royal Exchange and Bank Buildings, London, 1780
Engraving showing the Royal Exchange and Bank Buildings in London, 1780

North Bank of the Thames from Blackfriars Bridge to London B
Engraving showing a view of the North bank of the River Thames from Blackfriars Bridge (extreme left) to London Bridge (extreme right), 1865

North Bank of the Thames from Westminster to Temple, London
Engraving showing a view, across the River Thames, towards the North bank stretching from the Houses of Parliament (on left) to the Inner Temple (extreme right), London, 1865

William Lidderdale (1832-1902)
Engraved portrait of William Lidderdale (1832-1902), former Governor of the Bank of England, pictured in 1891

The Bank of England and the Royal Exchange, London, 1844
Engraving showing the Bank of England (left) and the Royal Exchange (centre), on the corner of Threadneedle and Cornhill Streets, City of London, 1844

The Bank of England in Threadneedle Street, London, 1866
Engraving showing the National and Provincial Bank of England, on the corner of Threadneedle Street and Bishopgate Street, London, 1866

Bank, London, 1887
Engraving showing the Royal Exchange (right centre) and Bank of England (left), in the Bank area of the City of London, 1887

Crowd in the City of London, 1871
Engraving showing a crowd of men and boys in one of the walkways of the City of London, 1871. This image was originally entitled Any Change in the Bank Rate

Thames at Putney
The Thames near Putney Bridge, visible in the distance, seen from the right bank (Surrey) looking eastward, with Fulham on the farther bank

The Union Bank of London, Fleet Street, London, 1857
Engraving showing the Temple Bar branch of the Union Bank of London, Fleet Street, 1857

George Gibson (1885-1953) Chairman of the TUC from 1940-1941 and Director of the Bank of England from 1946-1948

The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Machine for Cutt
In June 1842 all light sovereigns were recalled to the Bank of England and weighed. If they were below the standard weight they were defaced and cut using this machine

Bullion Office. Bank of England. English Silver
The chief supply of native silver comes from the lead mines of Northumberland, this engraving shows a large lump of silver ore weighing 2 cwts

The Russian Gold Reserve in the State Bank in St. Petersburg
Photograph of the ranks of gold bars held by Russia, before the revolution

Checking the Bank Thief: Steel Pill-Boxes Guard Valuables
Illustration of precautions taken by a Chicago Bank against bank robbers : an armoured pill box containg an armed guard

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Bar of Silver
Silver deposits at the Bank of England include bars of silver from South America of a fine description

The Flow of Gold from the USA and France. Bullion in Kegs. I
Photograph of gold ingots being tested in the metallurgical laboratory of the bank of France

Bullion Office. Bank of England. American Silver. The Smalle
Silver deposits in the Bank of England include oblong pigs of silver from South America, weighing on average 65 lbs each, and smaller semi-globular pieces from Valparaiso

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Compartment in the Bullion
Engraving of vauly in the Bank of England used for storing sacks full of Mexican Silver Dollars. A Bank official in uniform with tricorn hat is unloading a cart stacked with sacks

The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Section of the W
There was a crisis at the Bank of England in the early nineteenth century when it was discovered that a large proportion of the 8, 000, 000 gold sovereigns in circulation were light

The Weighing Office at the Bank of England. Bates Scales fo
In June 1842 a proclamation was issued announcing that a large prportion of the gold coinage in Britain had become worn and devalued and was below its prescribed weight of five penny weights

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Bar of Gold
Engraving of a bar of gold, a small slab weighing sixteen pounds, worth about 800 in 1845"

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Plata Pena Silver
Cone shaped ingots of silver, which is not completely in the metallic state. Is is also known as rock silver

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Spanish dollars and Mexican

Bullion Office. Bank of England. Sycee Silver
This bar of silver was used by the Chinese Emperor to pay a ransom. It is above the quality of British silver coin and has the date of issue

Montagu Collet Norman
MONTAGU COLLET NORMAN Governor of the Bank of England

Hells Gate Canyon, Fraser River, 1882
Rocky canyon and river scene with the ruins of native American Indian buildings on the river bank, 1882

Arrival of Californian gold and Mexican dollars at the Bank
An image showing Californian gold and Mexican dollars arriving at the Bank of England. Transported to London from the coast by South Coast Railway

Deir-El-Bahari, excavations near Thebes
Discoveries of mummies and sepulchral relics in Deir-El-Bahari. Excavations on the West Bank at ancient Thebes

Construction of Blackfriars Bridge, 1868
Engraving of the construction of Blackfriars Bridge, London, viewed from the south bank of the river looking towards St. Pauls Cathedral

The National Penny Bank
Photograph showing a crowd of people outside the closed National Penny Bank in Queen Victoria Street, London. Many banks closed beyond the Bank Holiday after the proclamation of war in 1914 to

War Scare in Berlin
A run on a Berlin savings bank at nine o clock in the morning in August 1914. The news that diplomatic relations between Austria-Hungary and Serbia had been broken off caused stampeding upon banks

Pulling a wagon up a steep slope, Yellowstone, 1883
Engraving showing a wagon making its way around a steep hill above the river in Yellowstone National Park, 1883. The river bank is so steep that three men are needed to pull ropes to keep the wagon

The Bank Nun
Sarah Whitehead, sister of a failed businessman, believed the Bank of England owed her money, lost her mind, flitting about the City until she became known as The Bank Nun

Russia Nizhni Novgorod
General view of the town seen from the right bank of the Oka, which joins with the Volga here

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