Bank of England Museum
Slavery & the Bank
Explore the Bank of England Museum exhibition ‘Slavery & the Bank of England’.
Please note this exhibition closed in February 2024. However, this audio guide may still be listened to from home.
15 mins
Introduction
Case 11
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2:34
Portraits of Governors and Directors
Hanging banners on the raised area
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1:24
A Taste for Sugar
Case 9
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1:46
Abolition
Case 13
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1:42
Humphry Morice
Case 8
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1:45
Financing Slavery
Case 7
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2:22
After Abolition
Case 6
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1:59
Regional Ties
Case 19
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2:19
The Bank’s Forgotten Plantations
Case 1, 3, and 4 on the raised area
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1:34
Reminders of Slavery
Case 5 on the raised area
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1:53
Conclusion and Reflection
Case 23
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0:35
Credits
All images are copyright of Bank of England unless stated otherwise.
