Stock No: 10791

10791. One New Change Keystones.
A KEY WITH THE HANDLE FORMED BY THE CYPHER OF ELZABETH II.
Sculptor Donald Gilbert 1957.

Provenance: Originally in the South Court above the northwest side door of the One New Change building in the City of London and possibly signifying the Queen's ceremonial right of access to the Bank.

The building erected in the 1950's to accommodate the Bank of England's Accounts Department & demolished in 2007, occupied the whole site bounded by Cheapside to the north, Watling Street to the south, Bread Street to the east, Newgate to the north west and New Change to the west and filled a sensitive site in that it presented a backdrop to Christopher Wrens majestic Roman Baroque St Paul’s Cathedral.

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width height depth
18.5"
47 cms
35.0"
89 cms
19.3"
49 cms

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