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Reference Number (click to see whole series/group)15A13/1/3/2/89
Extent12 items
TitleIMAGES OF THREADNEEDLE STREET DEMOLITION AND REBUILDING: SECTION 2 INCLUDING BOILER ROOM, DEEP WELL PUMPS, MAIN PUMP ROOM, PILOT ENGINE ROOM, OIL PUMP ROOM, AND PRESSURE TUNNEL
Date30 Jan 1932
DescriptionSet of images showing the progress of the rebuilding of the Bank. All images have a caption under the image and a Bank of England copyright stamp and photographer's stamp on the verso.

1) HOD/1816/501 - A: 'Section No. 2 - boiler room from switchboard gallery, looking west - 30th January 1932.'
2) HOD/1816/502 - C: 'Section No. 2 - boiler room, generator sets, looking north west - 30th January 1932.' A piece of machinery has the visible brand name 'Paxman'.
3) HOD/1816/503 - D: 'Section No. 2 - boiler room, looking east - 30th January 1932.'
4) HOD/1816/504 - E: 'Section No. 2 - deep well pumps numbers 1 and 2 - 30th January 1932.' A sign is visible 'Legrand, Sutcliffe and Gell, Ltd, / Artesian Well Engineers / London'.
5) HOD/1816/505 - F: 'Section No. 2 - main pump room - 30th January 1932.'
6) HOD/1816/506 - G: 'Section No. 2 - pilot engine room, looking west - 30th January 1932.'
7) HOD/1816/507 - H: 'Section No. 2 - pilot engine room, looking east - 30th January 1932.'
8) HOD/1816/508 - I: 'Section No. 2 - oil pump room, looking south west - 30th January 1932.'
9) HOD/1816/509 - J: 'Section No. 2 - oil pump room, looking north east - 30th January 1932.'
10) HOD/1816/510 - K: 'Section No. 2 - pipe space under boilers, looking east - 30th January 1932.'
Original ReferenceHOD/1816
YearOpen2016
AuthorJoel, Humphrey
CopyrightBank of England Copyright
DimensionsAll approx. 205mm x 255mm
PhysicalDescriptionPhotographic print
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