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
•
2:34
Portraits of Governors and Directors
Hanging banners on the raised area
•
1:24
A Taste for Sugar
Case 9
•
1:46
Abolition
Case 13
•
1:42
Humphry Morice
Case 8
•
1:45
Financing Slavery
Case 7
•
2:22
After Abolition
Case 6
•
1:59
Regional Ties
Case 19
•
2:19
The Bank’s Forgotten Plantations
Case 1, 3, and 4 on the raised area
•
1:34
Reminders of Slavery
Case 5 on the raised area
•
1:53
Conclusion and Reflection
Case 23
•
0:35
Credits
All images are copyright of Bank of England unless stated otherwise.
