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OCR: This material formed one element of an exhibition mounted by the Bank of England in its museum in 2003 to celebrate the 2 5 oth anniversary of the birth of its most distinguished architect, John Soane. On this interactive CD ROM: AN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF THE BANK A short three-part compilation briefly describing the Bank's architectural history over the past 300 years. 5 mins. THE BANK'S ARCHITECTS Brief biographies of the architects employed by the Bank. SIR JOHN SOANE AND THE BANK Soane was appointed architect and surveyor to the Bank in 1788 and for 45 years it was his main pre-occupation until his retirement in 1833. 21/2 mins. A TOUR OF THE 1814 BANK A computer-generated tour of part of the Threadneedle Street building in 1814. 4/2 mins. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE OLD BANK Photographs take ...