| Description | Illustrations include: "The Old Powder Mill, Chilworth" (drawing by A J F Bond); The Register Office from 1807 to 1901 (photo); Photographs of Sir Ernest Musgrave Harvey, BT, KBE and carriage clock given as a retirement gift; Miss Maire Lohr inspecting one of the Tanks in Trafalgar Square (photo); "A 4-cylinder compound superheated locomotive (1/16 full size) built by Mr J C Crebbin (photo with Rt Hon J H Thomas, Late Sir Willaim Bull, and J C Crebbin); Photograph of E B Bunce Phillips - member of the Advisory Council, Chairman of the Bank of England Club Committee).
Articles include: Editorial note, article and verse on the death of King George V and accession of King Edward VIII; The Bank Clerks' Orphanage - article and correspondence; The Will Office (Register Office) (with photo) with reference to "The Pickwick Papers"; Manoah Sibley who worked for the Bank from 1797-1840; 'The New Bank' describing progress on the rebuilding; Sir Ernest Musgrave Harvey Bt KBE (Deputy Governor 1929 - 1936) on completion of 50 years service in the Bank; Transvaal 3% Loan 1903 - account of the Loans Office; "Talking of Clerks" - thoughts of a bank clerk by Richard Powers; The "Tank Campaign" at the Loans Office - Trafalgar Square (with photo of Marie Lohr); Branch notes - Birmingham, Bristol, Hull, Law Courts, Leeds, Manchester (G E Tidy left end Feb 1936 to move to Newcastle-on-Tyne Branch), Liverpool, Plymouth, Newcastle (retirement of A B Oliver as Chief Clerk and welcoming his successor G E Tidy); Bank Clerks' Orphanage.
Obituary Articles: Edward Darby Lott (formerly Supernumerary Principal, Sub-Treasury - entered Service 5 Jun 1879, pensioned 28 Jul 1921, died 22 Dec 1935); Thomas Fisher (formerly 1st Class Clerk, Dividend Office - entered Service 29 Jun 1865, pensioned 18 Nov 1909, died 31 Jan 1936); Stanley Victor Mussett (Auxiliary Male Clerk - entered Service 12 Mar 1919, died 1 Feb 1936); William Charles Langford (Auxiliary Male Clerk - entered Service 20 Jun 1919, died 10 Feb 1936); Arthur Bairsto (as reported in Branch Notes, Manchester - Messenger who passed away 31 Jan 1936 whilst on sick leave).
Other Obituaries: Aeneas Adam (formerly Cashier - entered Service 22 Mar 1877, pensioned 13 Feb 1919, died 16 Nov 1935); Howard White (formerly 1st Class Clerk, Securities Office - entered Service 14 Dec 1882, pensioned 25 May 1922, died 23 Nov 1935); W J Fletcher (formerly Cashier - entered Service 29 Dec 1870, pensioned 30 Oct 1913, died 1 Dec 1935); T P Swindells (formerly Cashier - entered Service 19 Jun 1884, pensioned 28 Mar 1929, died 22 Dec 1935); E T Drummond (formerly 1st Class Clerk, Bill Office - entered Service 31 Jul 1884, pensioned 21 Sep 1922, died 30 Dec 1935); Robert Kay (Principal, Foreign Exchange Section, Chief Cashier's Office - entered Service 1 Jul 1929, died 15 Jan 1936); T A A Whitcher (3rd Class Clerk, Accountant's Dept - entered Service 10 Jul 1925, died 3 Feb 1936).
Retirement articles: Sir Ernest Musgrave Harvey, Bt, KBE; H S Law (Principal, Dividend Office - entered Service 30 Nov 1893, pensioned 1 Dec 1935); Robert A N Stanley (Superintendent, Colonial Office - entered Service 21 Dec 1893, pensioned 1 Jan 1936); J C Crebbin - with photo (Superintendent, Dividend Office - entered Service 7 Feb 1895, pensioned 1 Jan 1936); Robert Fitzjames (retired with ill-health as noted in Branch Notes, Bristol); Sammy C Hastings (as noted in Law Courts notes - Senior Clerk - entered Service 22 Dec 1898, left 17 Aug 1935 to join the Treasury); M B Sellers (noted in Law Courts notes - 3rd Class Clerk - entered Service 12 Jul 1922, joined Law Courts on 18 Dec 1930, left 31 Aug 1935 to become fruit farmer in Sussex).
Other Retirements: H G Smith (Auxiliary Male Clerk - entered Service 17 May 1918, pensioned 10 Dec 1935); S J Emerson (Auxiliary Male Clerk - entered Service 14 Jul 1919, pensioned 3 Feb 1936); M T Burke (entered Service 11 May 1926, pensioned 1 Jan 1936); R W P Eliot (1st Class Clerk, Star, Transfer by Deed Office No 1 - entered Service 30 Nov 1893, pensioned 1 Jan 1936); I Y Gillies (3rd Class Clerk, Accountant's Dept - entered Service 6 Feb 1922, pensioned 1 Dec 1935); Miss W M Hockaday (Auxiliary Woman Clerk - entered Service 13 Feb 1919, pensioned 1 Dec 1935); W J Berry (Auxiliary Male Clerk - entered Service 11 Feb 1919, pensioned 1 Dec 1935); C M Dobbs (3rd Class Clerk, Accountant's Dept - entered Service 2 Jul 1923, pensioned 1 Dec 1935); Joseph McClure (Auxiliary Male Clerk - entered Service 9 Oct 1916, pensioned 24 Dec 1935); Adam Smith (Auxiliary Male Clerk - entered Service 13 Nov 1916, pensioned 26 Dec 1935); Miss D N Legg (Permanent Woman Clerk - entered Service 25 Jun 1915, pensioned 15 Dec 1935); Miss Mabel Harvey (Auxiliary Woman Clerk - entered Service 28 Apr 1919, pensioned 1 Jan 1936); W S Hyett (Senior Clerk, Transfer by Deed Office No 1 - entered Service 8 May 1913, pensioned 1 Nov 1935); L H Coombs (3rd Class Clerk, Accountant's Dept - entered Service 2 Oct 1924, pensioned 1 Jan 1936); Marcus Gaywood (3rd Class Clerk, Accountant's Dept - entered Service 9 Nov 1921, pensioned 1 Feb 1936); Miss M M Bree (Senior Clerk - entered Service 24 Oct 1915, quitted 6 Feb 1936); G B Fry (4th Class Clerk, Cashier's Dept and Branches - entered Service 21 Feb 1927, quitted 18 Jan 1936); Miss N D Keeble (3rd Grade Shorthand-Typist - entered Service 19 Jun 1925, pensioned 24 Jan 1936); Miss A M Showers (Permanent Woman Clerk - entered Service 19 May 1919, pensioned 1 Feb 1936); A B Oliver (as noted in Newcastle Branch notes - retired from position of Chief Clerk in Feb 1936). |