Vintage Old Print Photo Picture Bank Of England London 1892 Wooden Frame
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Vintage Old Print Photo Picture Bank Of England London 1892 Wooden Frame
Description Bank of England London Print Over 100 Years Old Antique Print of Bank of England, London, 1892 This is your chance to own a little bit of history. This antique photograph of the Bank of England is 119 years old and taken from a book published in 1892. If you look carefully, you will see the early London Bobby giving directions to passers by and barrels of beer being delivered for those thirsty bankers… The photograph has been set in a bespoke mount and wooden yew frame, with a smart gold trim. The frame measures 14.5 x 14.25” and is ready to hang on your wall. The inscription below the photograph reads: The Bank of England, London – In the very heart of the city of London stands a low-browed, massive structure, streaked with soot and without even a window in its outer walls. It is the Bank of England. This absence of windows is supposed to give greater security to its valuable contents, the light within being received from interior courts and skylights. The structure looks therefore like a gigantic strong-box, covering four acres of territory! This establishment, though a national institution, is itself a private corporation. Its capital is about seventy-five million dollars, and its bullion alone is supposed to be at least one hundred and twenty-five million dollars in value. Its affairs are managed by a governor, a deputy governor, twenty-four directors and nine hundred clerks. Below the surface of the ground there are more rooms in this structure than on the ground floor. One looks with almost a feeling of awe upon this building. Architecturally it has nothing to attract us, but we feel that it stands as a representative of the wealthiest and most influential empire on our globe. It has a lifeblood of its own which regulates the pulse of the financial world. Whatever is done within those massive walls will be felt in the Antipodes. One can hardly estimate the shock which the entire world would experience if public confidence in this institution were shaken. Almost the same thing can be said of it that was once affirmed of the Roman Colosseum. “While stand the Bank of England, England stands; When falls the Bank of England, England falls; When England falls – the world”. We have many other photographs from this book, featuring locations all around the world, all taken in the late 19th century; some are absolutely fascinating and we shall be listing them over the coming weeks. If you are interested in any specific locations, please contact us to see if we have anything that meets your requirements. All photographs listed are antique. In some cases we have more than one original copy of the same photograph available, and all were published in the late 19th century.
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Vintage Old Print Photo Picture Bank Of England London 1892 Wooden Frame
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