The echoing boom of a slammed door rattles around the walls of the Bank of England's grand columned entrance. Across the floor and walls sprawl grand mosaics and sculptures depicting lions, piles of gold, thunderbolts and ancient Roman gods. "When this building was created, it was designed as a working bank building. There were people coming and going all day," explains the Bank of England Museum's curator, Jenni Adam. "And immediately they were greeted with this sense of grandeur along with lots and lots of messages about what's happening in this site." One hundred years ago work began to rebuild the Bank of England ... (full story)