At the time it was confined to the Bank's Rotunda, but the plan was to extend it to include Sir Herbert Baker's 'Soane Hall', with a separate entrance being created in Bartholomew Lane.

[1] With this in mind a new museum was planned, which was due to open in 1994, the year of the Bank's tercentenary.

Designed by exhibition consultants Higgins Gardner & Partners, it took 18 months to complete and the new museum was opened in 1988 by Queen Elizabeth II.

[3] Recent temporary exhibitions include: The Bank of England Museum covers around 10,000 square feet (930 m2) and displays a wide-ranging collection detailing the history of the Bank of England from its foundation in 1694 to the modern day.

The collection contains over 40,000 items including archaeology, banknotes, coins, oil paintings, sculpture, antique furniture, decorative art and social history.