Bank of England (London, England) : Blind window on the east elevation
- Creator:
- Soane, John, 1753-1837
- Published/Created:
- London, England, United Kingdom
1788-1833 - Date Depicted:
- 5/15/1997
- Materials:
- stone
- Notes:
- [Only the ground exterior walls survive from Soan's design - the rest was destroyed in the 1920's and 30's when the Bank was enlarged.] In 1788 the Bank consisted of a Palladian core of the 1730s by George Sampson ( fl 1718-?1764), with extensive single-storey east and west wings of 1765-1770 by Taylor. Between 1792 and 1833 Soane rebuilt much of this earlier work as well as greatly expanding the Bank to the north-west. The first section of the rusticated, windowless screen wall with which Soane was eventually to surround the whole Bank was begun in 1795; it is all that survives of Soane's work at the Bank. To enliven this wall he articulated it with the rich Corinthian order of the so-called Temple of Vesta at Tivoli, which he had sketched while in Italy. His use of this order reached a climax in 1805 with the Tivoli Corner at the north-west angle of the Bank: a curved composition of considerable richness and complexity.
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Britain -- 18th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Britain -- 19th century -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- Nineteenth century
- Culture:
- British
- Accession Number:
- 1A1-SSJ-BE-E2
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
banks (financial institutions) (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors; business, commerce and trade; financial; commerce construction buildings; commercial buildings; financial institutions; banks (buildings) window: blind
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Module Three
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
5/15/1997 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10157125
- PID:
- digcoll:1798016