An early press photograph of a former Bank of England Beadle. The Bank of England,the central bank of the United Kingdom served as the model on which most modern central banks have been based. It began in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker, and still serves the present Government. Traditionally beadles were also town criers in some cities and towns

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