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Description: Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 8AH. Telephone: +44 (0)20 7601 3866. The e-mail address is ... more

Bank of England Museum ... museum@bankofengland.co.uk
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Monday to Friday, 10.00 - 17.00. Admission Free. Underground - Bank Station (No

Newest Review: ... for one in the shape of a pound sign). Definitive sets of coins minted by the Bank are available to buy, including the new £2 and £5 coin designs. CONCLUSIONS The Bank of England Museum is completely free, which is great, and you can pick up a free leaflet to guide you round it. The museum's displays are very informative, and give a good summary of the history of the Bank itself. ... more

... There's enough here to amuse most visitors for about an hour, and as its located right in the centre of London, there's plenty of other things to do in the area afterwards. The only things that let the museum down are that if you have no interest in b...more

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Bank of England Museum: The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street (1384 words)
by MykReeve - written on 07/05/01 (Very useful, 790 readings)
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Another of London's little known museums is the reassuringly free Bank of England Museum. Located, unsurprisingly, in the Bank of England itself, just a few yards from Bank Underground station, the museum reveals the history of this financial institution, as well as explaining a fair amount about what national banks actually do, and how they operate. The museum has been open since November 1988, though still seems not to get that many visitors. The Bank's story is told with several multi-media displays, with videos detailing major events in its history, from its establishment, through the Gordon Riots, to modern techniques for printing bank notes. ...

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