| Description | Includes articles relating to: Pictures of the Bank on show at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition; William Henry Clegg who returned to the Bank as a Director; Currency Notes - commentary on current affairs by Bartholomew Lane; Closed branches of the Bank - Portsmouth (with photo); Short story by Frances Towers 'The Dream'; Staff Medical Benefit Fund, St Christopher Fund for Voluntary Hospitals and Bank Clerks' Orphanage appeal; formation of the Bank of England Choral Society.
Also includes illustrations of: the Bank of England Committee of Treasury, 1928 (painting by A Kingsley Lawrence); Announcing the Bank Rate (painting by W T Monnington); the old bullion yard, bullion office and the old gold vaults (paintings by Colin Gill); Portsmouth Branch in 1913 (photo); view of the Bank from Princes St as in 1839 (sketch); Reproductions of various drawings by Arthur Bond (A J F Bond).
Retirement article: Cyril Patrick Mahon (Chief Cashier 1925-29 then Comptroller from 1929 - entered Service 14 Mar 1901, pensioned 21 Apr 1932).
Other Retirements: Charles Sharrow (Auxiliary Clerk - entered Service 31 Dec 1917, pensioned 1 May 1932); Stanley King (1st Class Clerk, Private Drawing Office - entered Service 16 Jun 1892, pensioned 1 Mar 1932); E J Brackenbury (Superintendent, Deeds 1 - entered Service 22 May 1890, pensioned 1 Jun 1932).
Obituary articles: R O Mills (Assistant Secretary - entered Service 28 Feb 1889, pensioned 5 Feb 1932, died 6 Mar 1932); Hugh Conder (Superintendent, 5% War Stock Office - entered Service 18 Jun 1903, died 8 May 1932).
Other Obituaries: W M Fisher (1st Class Clerk, Private Drawing Office - entered Service 10 Jun 1880, pensioned 28 Jan 1925; died 7 Feb 1932); Miss May English (Woman Clerk - entered Service 10 Mar 1928, died 14 Feb 1932); W H Lowndes (1st Class Clerk, Western Branch - entered Service 21 Nov 1861, pensioned 8 Jun 1893, died 15 Feb 1932); R E J Edwards (1st Class Clerk, 5% War Stock Office - entered Service 11 May 1899, pensioned 18 Dec 1931, died 23 Feb 1932); A P Green (4th Class Clerk - entered Service 28 May 1923, died 10 Mar 1932); Miss D F Henry (Auxiliary Woman Clerk - entered Service 28 Oct 1918, pensioned 18 Nov 1931, died 16 Apr 1932). |