A council worker cleans up the floor in front of the Bank of England building. Activists, some dressed as jesters, sprayed the dye at the building, known as “the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street”.

The structure of his Bank of England remained until it was demolished and a new building created by architect Herbert Baker between 1925 and 1939. It is still surrounded by Sir John’s original ...

Pressure is building in Britain for the bank’s governor ... grim headlines on Britain’s front pages taking aim at the Bank of England on Friday, the day after it announced a surprisingly ...