Tribute to the Bank of England. Three hundred years of banking and investment, 1694-1994
Details:
- Author(s) Kirwin, Peter (ed)
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1994
- Pages 170pp; illus
- Publisher Lookturn Ltd
- Place Published London
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Library:
- Name Guildhall Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode EC2P 2EJ
- Visit Guildhall Library's website
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Notes:
Comprises c40 short essays on different historical aspects of the Bank of England stretching from the 18th to the 20th century published in celebration of the Bank's 300th anniversary - eg Freshfield connection; Gordon Riots; 1836 breach of security; 1946 nationalisation; 1866 crisis and lender of last resort; memories by retired senior Bank officials; short profiles of recent past Governors; the Bank and 19th century financial crises; Baring Crisis, 1890; technology and the Bank from 19th century to computers; etc; etc