jan 1, 1788 - Bank of England

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Sir John’s Soane’s contributions to the Bank of England were destroyed in the 1920s to make way for renovations, in what is considered by some architectural historians to be one of modern architectural history’s greatest losses.

Larger staff and increase in the use of the bank. only the perimeter is left.

Today, the memory of Soane’s Bank of England is revered by architects worldwide for its spectacular use of natural light and mesmerizing effects of scale.

He would work at the bank for the next 45 years, resigning in 1833

His salary was set at 5% of the cost of any building works at the Bank, paid every six months. Soane would virtually rebuild the entire bank, and vastly extend it. The five main banking halls were based on the same basic layout, starting with the Bank Stock Office of 1791–96, consists of a rectangular room, the centre with a large lantern light supported by piers and pendentives, then the four corners of the rectangle have low vaulted spaces, and in the centre of each side compartments rising to the height of the arches supporting the central lantern, the room is vaulted in brick and windows are iron framed to ensure the rooms are as fire proof as possible

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