Pitzhanger Manor, in Ealing, was his country house. After acquiring the estate in 1800, he transformed it into a showcase of ...

Bank of England banknotes have showcased notable historical figures since 1970, when William Shakespeare became the first ...

Bank of England policymaker Alan Taylor, who has voted repeatedly to cut interest rates, said on Wednesday that a soft ...

People are being asked what theme they would like to see represented on the next series of banknotes, in a Bank of England consultation launched on Wednesday.Bank of England banknotes have showcased ...

The Bank of England is seeking an architect for a major consolidation ... Originally designed by John Soane and later significantly redesigned by Herbert Baker, the historic complex last underwent ...

All the planned road closures and roadworks in the region including Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham for the week beginning ...

Central banks sense that their once-bloated balance sheets are closing in on the fabled 'steady state', meaning they can ...

The Bank of England’s looming annual decision on reducing its government bond portfolio will be “more interesting this year,” ...

Sir John Soane (1753 – 1837) was an English architect who specialised in Neo-Classical design. He was a professor at the Royal Academy and designed the Bank of England and Dulwich Picture Gallery. One ...

Sir John Soane’s story is a good one. Born in 1753 to a bricklayer, at 15 he was apprenticed to George Dance the Younger and at 18 had moved on to Henry Holland. ... rather as Soane did at the Bank of ...

It must be said that some connections are more tenuous. In one vitrine, drawings show Soane making an urban feature of a corner of the Bank of England, while next door Alvaro Siza is doing something ...

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential English architect John Soane. ... particularly the Bank of England and the Law Courts at Westminster Hall, ...