The Bank of England, the central bank of the United Kingdom, was established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker and is the world's eighth-oldest bank. It was privately owned by stockholders from its foundation in 1694 until it was nationalised in 1946. The Bank moved to its current location in London's Threadneedle Street in 1734, and thereafter slowly acquired neighbouring land to create the site necessary for erecting the Bank's original home at this location, under the direction of its chief architect Sir John Soane, between 1790 and 1827.
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and was established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker. It's still one of the bankers for the Government of the United Kingdom and the world's eighth-oldest bank. It was privately owned by stockholders from its foundation in 1694 until it was nationalised in 1946. The Bank moved to its current location in London's Threadneedle Street in 1734, and thereafter slowly acquired neighbouring land to create the site necessary for erecting the Bank's original home at this location, under the direction of its chief architect Sir John Soane, between 1790 and 1827.
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