Hello 2021. Catching up on work I did in mid-December. Starting with a quote from my “LIVE” LinkedIn posts at the time.
“Assembling reference material in preparation for a model of Taylor’s wall. Only need to tackle one half, given the symmetry of the two wings. Looking forward to a productive weekend on the …”
Bank of England / BIM360 / way-we-build # # #
Taylor built two new wings, one to the East and later on its symmetrical twin, creating a grand Palace front facing Threadneedle Street and spanning the entire city block from Princes St to Bartholomew Way. Quite a stroke of luck, (by the way) that Sampson’s Bank was so well placed at the centre of a city block.
The original Bartholomew Way was not at right angles to Threadneedle Street, but Taylor squared the corner up. As a result widens considerably from South to North even today. The SE extension came first, with four Transfer Offices to deal with the rapidly expanding market in War-loan shares issued by…