| Level | Subseries |
| Reference Number (click to see whole series/group) | 15A13/1/3 |
| Extent | 1 subseries (containing 168 items, including 1000 photographs) and 73 items containing 1 volume and 217 photographs |
| Title | REBUILDING OF THE BANK 1920S AND 1930S |
| Date | 1900 - 1930s |
| Admin History | A Rebuilding Committee was reformed in 1920 to decide on the future of the Bank's Threadneedle Street building. Herbert Baker was eventually appointed as the architect once the decision had been taken to demolish and rebuild. The demolition and rebuilding process was undertaken in stages with the first stage of demolition commencing in February 1925, and the first stage of rebuildling commencing soon after. The last workers left the site in 1942. In 1939 the total cost of rebuilding was estimated to be £5.3 million. |
| Description | Includes photographs showing the demolition of the old Bank building as well as the progress of the rebuilding programme. Photographs of the demolition include many views of the ruins of the old building as well as workers carrying out the demolition work with tools, and the London skyline is visible in many images. The photographs of the rebuilding were taken regularly and show full details of the rebuilding, including materials used, the stages of the programme and architectural detail. |
| Related Material | Series E28 - Establishment Department: Premises - Rebuilding of the Bank, 1A86 - Design and planning for the rebuilding of the Bank, 1924-1942, E5/2 - Press cuttings regarding the rebuilding, G15/321 - Secretary's files: special committee on rebuilding.
For photographs of old and new Bank building see 15A13/1/1 for interiors and 15A13/1/2 for exteriors. |
| YearOpen | 2016 |