[107] Survey of the existing Bank, April 1803

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Reference number

SM 9/2/16

Purpose

[107] Survey of the existing Bank, April 1803

Aspect

Plan and detail of an entrance from the Lobby

Scale

bar scale

Inscribed

(Soane) 121:10½ by re'meas^t, S^t/ C.P., S^t Margaret / Lothbury, Accountant / Drawing Office, A, between letter B & G, X / S^t B, / 1795, S^t / C. Parish / 1781, 3 per Cent Consol / Transfer office, 4 per Cent, X / S^t.B / 1800 (twice), S^t / C.P / 1800 (twice) and some dimensions given (office hand) plan labelled, (Soane, red pen) some dimensions given

Signed and dated

Aprl. 26. 1803

Hand

Soane office and Soane

Notes

This drawing shows the Bank prior to the north-west extension. The inscriptions, S^tB, S^tC.P. and S^tMargaret Lothbury, refer to three parishes around the Bank: St Christopher-le-Stocks, St Bartholomew Exchange, and St Margaret, Lothbury. St Christopher's church was purchased through an Act of Parliament in April 1781 and its parish was combined with that of St Margaret Lothbury. The Bank was involved with all three parishes during the stages of its expansion. The Rectors and parish officers were compensated for the decline in population of their parishes, due to the Bank's expansions. The Bank's growth destroyed many houses, forcing residents out and reducing the church's congregations, and salaries. The Lecturer at St Margaret's, for example, was granted 13 guineas per annum in 1792, which increased to 23 guineas in 1796 and £40 in 1805.

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Drawing

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