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Founding of the Bank of England

Founding of the Bank of England - proposed by William Paterson, the Bank of England was formed with Sir John Houblon as its first Governor, initially located in Mercers Hall

Picture No
14095409
Media ID
45866389
Size
5458px x 4215px (3.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Illustration after a fresco by George Harcourt (in the Royal Exchange) in The Story of the British People in Pictures, Odhams Press'
Date
1694

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