The Bank of England Museum
Activity sheet 3 – Investigate the Bank
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The Rotunda, 1800 – 1946
Take a look at the showcases in this room, and choose your favourite object.
Write some information about it and/or draw and label it.
The Banknote Gallery
A portrait of the Queen appears inside a new security feature
on the five pound polymer banknote. What is this?
Look above you. What is the name of this long device used
to create the watermark on banknotes?
The Modern Economy, 1946 – present
What is the highest value banknote in
use today?
Who makes coins in the United Kingdom?
(It is not the Bank of England!)
List two security features on banknotes:
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Activity sheet 3 – Investigate the Bank
Museum map
Toilets and
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The Bank of England Museum
Activity sheet 3 – Investigate the Bank
The Early Years, 1694 – 1800
Take the helm!
Interactive game
When was the Bank of England founded?
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What is the oldest piece of furniture in the Bank?
Shop
Entrance
How old is it?
Map key
The Bank’s Stock Office
The Early Years, 1694 – 1800
The Rotunda, 1800 – 1946
The Banknote Gallery
Hold some
gold!
Can you draw it here?
The Modern Economy, 1946 – present
The Bank’s Stock Office
This first room is called the Bank Stock Office.
It is a reconstruction (copy) of a banking hall in
1793. How do you think the room was lit in 1793?
In which year did the Bank move to
Threadneedle Street?
Can you find a million pound note?
Please write ‘one million’ in numbers.
Climb aboard the boat to find out more about the
role of the Bank of England. What is the word used
to describe a general rise in prices?
The Rotunda, 1800 – 1946
Can you find a real bar of gold?
How much is it worth today?
£
Who, largely, conducted banking business in the 17th
Century, before the Bank of England was founded?
How much does it weigh?
kg
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