Level | Item |
Reference Number (click to see whole series/group) | 15A13/1/3/65 |
Extent | 4 items |
Title | IMAGE OF THREADNEEDLE STREET: PAY HALL AND FRONT COURT |
Date | c. 1920s |
Description | Exterior views taken from the roof of The Royal Exchange, showing Britannia sculpture above the Pay Hall entrance. The skyline at the back of the Bank can be seen.
1) HOD/687-A: Landscape print. Verso: 'The Entrance Court of the Bank of England in ruins as seen from roof of Royal Exchange.' Photographer's stamp and Bank of England copyright stamp. 2) HOD/687-A: Portrait print. Verso: details in pencil have been erased; Photographer's stamp and Bank of England copyright stamp. 3) HOD/687-B: Verso: 'The Entrance Court of the Bank of England in ruins as seen from roof of Royal Exchange'; Photographer's stamp and Bank of England copyright stamp. 4) HOD/687-C: Verso: 'Bank of England Entrance Court in ruins previous to re-building as seen from roof of Royal Exchange' A mark has been made and annotated 'Carved stone found under this column' which corresponds to the column on the right in the image. |
Related Material | See 15A13/1/3/60, 15A13/1/3/2/47, E8/33 and E8/34 for photographs and information about the Masonic foundation stone, which is probably refered to in image 4). |
Original Reference | HOD 59 |
HOD/687 |
YearOpen | 2016 |
Author | Joel, Humphrey and Vera |
Copyright | Bank of England copyright |
Keyword | Building Construction; Architecture [UK Archival Thesaurus] |
PhysicalDescription | Photographic Print |