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Reference Number (click to see whole series/group)15A13/1/3/2/100
Extent16 items
TitleIMAGES OF THREADNEEDLE STREET DEMOLITION AND REBUILDING: THE FRONT ENTRANCE HALL INCLUDING MOSAIC AND SCULPTED CEILING, CORRIDORS, FIRST FLOOR INTERNAL BALCONY, AND BARTHOLOMEW LANE ENTRANCE
DateMay 1933
DescriptionSet of images showing the progress of the rebuilding of the Bank, particularly the Hopton Wood stonework and the ground floor mosaics by Boris Anrep. All images have a Bank of England copyright stamp and photographer's stamp on the verso. These prints do not have a caption or information on the verso.

1) HOD/1816/559A - 1: Location unclear, possibly the second floor overlooking the front lobby. A sign for Chief Cashier is visible.
2) HOD/1816/559B: - 2 The front lobby at the Threadneedle Street entrance looking north west.
3) HOD/1516/559C - 3: The front lobby at the Threadneedle Street entrance looking north.
4) HOD/1516/559D - 4: A ground floor corridor parallel to Bartholomew Road looking north.
5) HOD/1516/559E - 5: A first floor corridor.
6) HOD/1516/559F - 6: The Bartholomew Lane entrace looking east. Verso: 'Bar Lane'.A ground floor corridor.
7) HOD/1516/559G - 7: Close up on mosaic in front lobby facing north.
8) HOD/1516/559H - 8: The sculpted ceiling above the front lobby.
9) HOD/1516/559I - 9: The front lobby facing east
10) HOD/1516/559J - 10: A doorway, possibly in Parlours.
11) HOD/1516/559K - 11: The balcony over the first floor near the Threadneedle Street entrance.
12) HOD/1516/559L - 12: The balcony over the first floor near the Threadneedle Street entrance.
13) HOD/1816/559/M - 13: The entrance to the Oak Room, third floor.
14) HOD/1516/559N - 14: The corridor outside the Oak Room, third floor.
15) HOD/1516/559O - 15: The front lobby at the Threadneedle Street entrance looking north east.
16) HOD/1516/559P - 16: Doorway, possibly on the third floor.
Original ReferenceHOD/1816
YearOpen2016
AuthorJoel, Humphrey
CopyrightBank of England Copyright
DimensionsAll approx. 205mm x 255mm
PhysicalDescriptionPhotographic print
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