Manuscript of the Month

Each month the bank publishes an article inspired by the archives, delving deeper into the story and often finding similarities with today's events.

Aug 14 'One Pound Note'

July 14 'Festival of the City of London'

June 14 'Staplehurst Train Crash'

May 14 'Lady Frances Bruce'

April 14 'Signature of Sir John Goodricke Bt'

March 14 'Subscription account re Sufferers at Sidmouth Storm'

Feb 14 'Articles of Partnership re Messrs Hoare and Arnold'

Jan 14 'King George's Public Entry into London'

Dec 13 'Eton Ramblers'

Nov 13 'Letter from Capt Robert Fitzroy'

Oct 13 'Diamond account'

Sept 13 'Abbotsford Subscription'

Aug 13 'Harry Hoare's Pocket Game Register'

July 13 'Computerisation'

June 13 'Edward VII's Coronation'

May 13 'Boodle's Fete'

April 13 'Small Pox Hospital'

March 13 'Marriage Settlement 1783'

Feb 13 'Jane Austen'

Jan 13 'Surrey Iron Railway'

Dec 12 'Dining at Hoares'

Nov 12 'Giraldus's Itinerary'

Oct 12 'Letter from Henry Hoare to his sister Louisa'

Sept 12 '40-43 Fleet Street'

Aug 12 '37 Fleet Street'

July 12 'Royal Toxophilite Society'

June 12 'Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee'

May 12 'Stourhead Visit'

April 12 'Primrose League'

March 12 'Lord Byron'

Feb 12 'Fidelity Bond'

Jan 12 'Gold Touch Piece'

Dec 11 'Sufferes In The North Seas'

Nov 11 ' Sir Derick Hoare as Lord Mayor'