Saint Agnes mb-code 1630686 Interior view of the Bank

Interior view of the Bank of England

16th January 1977

Captain Lawrence Oates (1880-1912) was one of the party that reached the pole but perished on the return journey

'The five orders of perriwigs' 1761

Saint Agnes mb-code 1630686 Interior view of the BankSaint Agnes, c1520, (1843). From a picture by Lucas van Leyden of St Agnes (died 304 305 AD). The anniversary of her martyrdom, 21st January, was held as a holiday for the women in England during popish times. The lamb is emblematic of her name. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth Centuries, by Henry Shaw, (London, 1843).