The Bank of England, which is now the central bank of the United Kingdom, has issued banknotes since 1694. In 1921 The Bank of England gained a legal monopoly on the issue of banknotes in England and Wales, a process that started with the Bank Charter Act of 1844 when the ability of other banks to issue notes was restricted.
Bank Hall is a Jacobean mansion in Bretherton, Lancashire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building and is at the centre of a private estate, surrounded by parkland. The hall was built on the site of an older house in 1608 by the Banastres who were lords of the manor. The hall was extended during the 18th and 19th centuries. Extensions were built for George Anthony Legh Keck in 1832–1833, to the design of the architect George Webster.
Sir Jasper Quintus Hollom was Chief Cashier of the Bank of England 1962-66, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England 1970-80, and chair of the City Takeover Panel 1980-87.
Victoria Mary Florence Cleland was the Director for Banknotes and Chief Cashier of the Bank of England, a position she held from March 2014 until 1 June 2018 when was replaced by Sarah John. She is the second woman to hold the post of Chief Cashier. She replaced Chris Salmon when he was appointed as Executive Director for Markets at the Bank of England.
Chris Salmon is Executive Director, Markets at the Bank of England. Between 2011 and 2014 he was Chief Cashier of the Bank of England. The signature of the Chief Cashier appears on British banknotes. Salmon was succeeded as Chief Cashier by Victoria Cleland.
George Malcolm Gill was Chief Cashier of the Bank of England for 1988 to 1991. The signature of the Chief Cashier appears on British banknotes. Gill was replaced as Chief Cashier by Graham Kentfield.
David Henry FitzRoy Somerset was Chief Cashier of the Bank of England for 1980 to 1988. The signature of the Chief Cashier appears on British banknotes. Somerset was replaced as Chief Cashier by Malcolm Gill.
John Kendrick was the first Chief Cashier of the Bank of England.
Thomas Speed was Chief Cashier of the Bank of England for 1694 to 1699. On 11 February 1695, the bank issued a notice in the London Gazette that Speed, and several others, were empowered to give notes on behalf of the bank in return either for payment of money or bills. Speed was replaced as Chief Cashier by Thomas Madockes.
Thomas Madockes was the Chief Cashier of the Bank of England from 1699 to 1739. Madockes was replaced as Chief Cashier by James Collier and Daniel Race.
Sir Ernest Musgrave Harvey, 1st Baronet, KBE, (1867–1955) was the Chief Cashier of the Bank of England from 1918 to 1925. Harvey was replaced as Chief Cashier by Cyril Patrick Mahon. He was Deputy Governor 1929 to 1936.
Matthew Marshall (1791–1873) was the Chief Cashier of the Bank of England from 1835 to 1864.
Thomas Rippon (1760–1835) was the Chief Cashier of the Bank of England from 1829 to 1835. Rippon was replaced as Chief Cashier by Matthew Marshall.
Henry Hase was the Chief Cashier of the Bank of England from 1807 to 1829. Hase was known as "the reluctant cashier" and appointed after Robert Aslett was discovered to have embezzled £500,000. Hase was replaced as Chief Cashier by Thomas Rippon.
Marina Kroschina was a Ukrainian tennis player who played for the Soviet Union and won the 1971 Wimbledon girls' singles championships.
The Bank of England £5 note, also known as a fiver, is a banknote of the pound sterling. It is the smallest denomination of banknote issued by the Bank of England. In September 2016, a new polymer note was introduced, featuring the image of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and a portrait of Winston Churchill on the reverse. The old paper note, first issued in 2002 and bearing the image of prison reformer Elizabeth Fry on the reverse, was phased out and ceased to be legal tender after 5 May 2017.
Kentfield, California is a place in California.
William Debonaire Haggard FSA, FRAS was a numismatist and an expert on bullion. He was the Principal of the Bullion Office of the Bank of England in the 1840s.
