The bank OF England (bank of England) is the central bank of the united Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and has its seat in London. It is called The old lady also affectionately as The old lady OF Threadneedle Street, briefly, since it the caricaturist James Gillray toward end 18. Century outlined in such a way. Institut belongs to the oldest still existing banks of the world and has one more than bank experience.

History

When king William and queen Mary 1688 mounted the throne, public finances lay more danieder. The money and credit system were wrecked. A central bank was needed, in order to mobilize the national reserves.

In this situation 1694 William Paterson, a Scottish buyer, suggested granting by a creditor community of the government a loan of 1.2 million Pound against 8 per cent of interest. In response the draughtsmen should be combined as directors and shareholders to the new society bank OF England and be received the latter right to spend at height of the loan notes and operate banking transactions. After the same suggestion Patersons was created at the same time also the bank by Scotland, which banker of the Scottish government should be.

The money was applied and the royal privilege on 27 July 1694 was sealed of the public creditors in few weeks. The bank started its existence as a banker of the government and as their debt manager with 17 employees and 2 doormen. Their first business premises were appropriate for the guild halls of the silk goods dealers and shopkeepers in the Mercer' s and Grocer' s Halls.

1697 increased the bank their capital on 2.201.171 Pound, by their notes, to whose redemption it except conditions being, and which discredited Schatzscheine of the state as capital deposit assumed; it received with the fact the warranty that the state will not justify a second bank by law. Their privilege was prolongiert at the same time until 1710.

In 18. Century

Under the following government the bank granted again several times its assistance to the state and received for it important rights, apart from the continuation of their existence until 1742 in particular the important privilege that except it in England no banking company with more than six partners was allowed to spend notes.

1734 were shifted the seat to the Threadneedle Street. The bank arrondierte there gradually their house and landed property on the today visible conditions. The church Saint Christopher le of stick built by Sir Christopher Wren ihretwegen torn off.

The received privilege was renewed 1742, 1764 and 1781. 1742 the privilege until 1764 extended against an interest-free loan to the state of 1.600.000 Pound, whereby the sum was applied by increase of the share capital on 9.800.000 Pound. 1784 the privilege to 1786 renewed against payment of 100.000 Pound, 1781-1812 against a three-per cent loan of 3 million Pound on three years. In critical times, during 18. Century some mark occurred, knew the bank their obligation of the payment of issued notes to always follow.

Institut led the accounts of the government and went loans for financing in war as in times of peace. As clearing bank received it furthermore inserts and published notes. In 18. Century borrowed itself the government more and more money. These pending loans were finally called national debt. When this idea arose and reality became, the bank also this situation managte.

The confidence into the bank OF England was so large that it was out-arranged with the renewal of the privilege in the year 1781 to the national Treasury and it also the task to be bank of the banks closed up. The bank became responsible for the case, which all depositors should decide to take their whole money off at the same time. But the bank guaranteed that it regarded sufficient gold, in order to give this demands as its notes.

By the war with France (explained by France on 1 February 1793) the financial relations with the state exhausted the means of the bank, so that it possessed cash assets of 1.272.000 Pound in February 1797 with a note circulation of 8.644.250 Pound only. Thus it left by the government by means of a cabinet order from 26 February 1797, which received the confirmation of the parliament later, from which cash payment dispensieren itself.

In this epoch of the of the notes or the "“bank restriction"” (bank restriction, like it in England one calls), those, gradually always further expanded, to 1. May 1821 lasted, the notes (in particular in the years 1804, 1809, 1811, 1814) with the conversion cash a substantial Disagio (up to 30 per cent) lost.

In 19. Century

1816 were increased the capital of the bank to 14.553.000 Pound, as a part of the reserve became to transfer to the shareholders; at the same time the loans rose to the state to the total amount of 14.686.000 Pound.

Since 1826 did not spend the bank notes under 5 Pound and began to establish branches; also it made the concession not to want itself to oppose a note issue by joint-stock banks if the same did not have only their seat in London or in the closer periphery of London.

1833 took place an extension of the privilege, which was again the Veranlassung to concessions of the bank to the public; on the other hand also their notes were explained now as the legal tender. In the same year that was finished bank after plans by Sir John Soane. Parts, particularly the front, are this very day received. Over the korinthischen columns conceived by Soanes one of Charles Wheeler arranged group of sculptures follows, over which a stone Britannia thront.

In the year 1844 Sir Robert Peels a new legislation took place under the prime minister. By the document 7 and 8 was regulated first conditions in England, while the similar transformation of the mechanisms in Ireland and Scotland happened 1845.

The main purpose of the law for England was to centralize the note issue and to limit at the same time the expenditure of uncovered notes to a certain measure. Therefore the earlier liberty of the note issue, which had existed country for each banking transaction with less than six participants generally speaking and also for the joint-stock banks removed from London, was waived. Only those banks, which 6. May 1844 the issuing transaction claimant, should the same to continue be allowed and far up to the amount notes spend, which equals the average amount of its note circulation during the preceded three months. Regarding the bank OF England was determined that it was not allowed any more than 14 million Pound uncovered notes to spend, on the other hand the amount of the covered notes for it was not limited. Also it was determined that the amount of note, which would be omitted by any attitude of the emission on the part of the smaller banks was to close up to two thirds the emission right of the bank OF England.

The bank privilege law of 1844 made thus the note issue dependent on the gold reserve of the bank. By the bank one required to lead the books to the note issue separately from those for the banking transactions and to publish a weekly report to both accounts.

The Peel bank document relied in the currency regulations thereby on the Currency theory. This model for further discussion holds the amount, which a country in notes needs for the monetary transaction, for relatively constant. Therefore by the bank at height of the note circulation full gold reserve for the currency was required, apart from a small remainder of uncovered money. This remainder was determined at first at the mentioned 14 million Pound and corrected later several times upward. The issuing bank document of identification in such a way specified is published this very day each week.

The bank document of 1844 gave from now on the exclusive right to the bank OF England to the expenditure of notes in England and Wales. Private banks, which had same rights before, were allowed it kept under the condition that they deposited collateral at height of the spent notes. Some English banks continued the expenditure of their notes, until the last was transferred by them to the 1930er years. Old Scottish and northIrish private banks have these rights today still.

To the safety device of the regulations over the note coverage two from each other separated departments were created, the Issue department (for the note issue) and the Banking department (for the completion of banking transactions). In the first, which with the public not to in business operate was allowed, the notes were manufactured and covering was kept available.

In 19. Century took over the bank also the central bank function and provided for stability during some financial crises. The bank document proved because of their stiffness occasionally as hinderlich and therefore temporarly was several times repealed set. Like that the regulations were suspended for the maximum of the uncovered notes for example 1847, 1857 and 1866 by the government temporarily, so that the bank in times of the trade depressions could grant more expanded loans.

1870 kept the bank OF England the responsibility for the interest rate definition transferred.

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