'The Old Bank, Looking from the Mansion House', (1897). The Bank of England in the City of London. The Bank of England was originally housed in rented premises, first in the Mercers' Hall (1694-1695) and then in the Grocers' Hall (1695-1734). It then moved to Threadneedle Street. From Old and New London, Volume I, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1897]