Bank Stock Office
This room is a reconstruction on the original site of the
architect John Soane's first major work for the Bank. The
office was completed in 1793 and the reconstruction in 1988.
It was in this office that the ownership of Bank of England
Stock (Bank Stock) was transferred. The investment by
the public in Bank Stock in 1694 marked the beginning
of the funded National Debt. Displays behind the mahogany
counter illustrate the architectural history of the Bank.
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