Description | Illustrations: Sketches of the Bank 1828 by H Shepherd; 'A March to the Bank' (cartoon by James Gillray, 1787), sketch of boats on river by A J Bond. Includes articles relating to: the Bank's branches with letter from Manchester; the Bank 'From an Old Guide Book'; the rebuilding of the Bank; Roman remains found during excavations at the Bank; St Christopher-le-Stocks; the collapse of Charing Cross station; A March to the Bank - incident re military guard provided for the Bank in 1787 following Gordon Riots of 1780;and C Neville Brand. Obituaries: Donald Ross (Cashier), bank service 23 Mar 1871-28 Sep1911, died 21 May 1928; Newburgh Ralph Smythe (Liverpool Branch), bank service 23 Jul 1874-6 Mar 1919, died 26 May 1928; Harry John Herwood (4th-Class Clerk, Accountant's Dept), entered the Service 1 Dec 1919, died 24 Jun 1928; Selwyn Haskew (Public Drawing Office), bank service 22 Mar 1877-22 Mar 1912, died 9 Jul 1928; Rowland Steel (3rd-Class Clerk, Security Paper Store), entered the Service 21 Feb 1895, died 30 Jul 1928; Lewis Henry Field Fortescue (1st Porter to the Records Office), entered the Service 23 Aug 1894, died 30 Jul 1928; Edward Thomas Holberton (Cashier), bank service 18 Dec 1856-1 Sep 1899, died 6 Aug 1928. Retirements and resignations: (article) John Barstow MacKenzie Dalrymple Hay (Principal of the Bill Office), bank service 15 June 1882-18 Aug 1928; (article) Thomas Henry Jupp, resigned 25 Aug 1928 to enter Holy Orders; Frederick Ernest Gifford (Cashier, Treasury), bank service 14 Jun 1883-24 May 1928; Charles Stephen Lakeman (Cashier, Treasury), bank service 14 Dec 1882-2 Jun 1928; and Gilbert Hugh Pagden (Senior Clerk, Dividend Accounts Office), bank service 30 Nov 1893-8 Jun 1928. |