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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

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12587078
Media ID
47688064
Size
5458px x 4215px (3.7MB)
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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