Photograph album, labelled 'No. 7', containing 59 black and white prints showing the construction of the 'new' Bank of England. Between 1925 and 1939 the 'Old Bank' was demolished and a new building designed by Sir Herbert Baker was constructed on the same site in Threadneedle Street, incorporating elements from Sir John Soane's old Bank of England. The album contains views of structural streelwork; exposed reinforcements to the ground floor; the interior of the main dome under construction; boilers and calorifiers; the mansard roof and attics under construction; various elevations with stonework and scaffolding; and a loose photograph showing the site of a fatal accident.
Laing Construction took over the London firm of Holloways in 1964. It is presumed that the photograph album was acquired at this point.
Album stored in box labelled 88/2000: 3 albums (Holloway) Bank of England refurbishment.
This is part of the Series: JLP01/01 John Laing Photographic Collection Project Albums; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection
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Early 20th Century Bank (Financial), Construction
