Typescript article written by Eric Kelly, former Curator at the Bank of England Museum, telling the history of the Bank of England Volunteers.
Article describes how the regiment was formed, it’s uniforms, weaponry, drills and parades, as well as details about some of the people involved.
From a collection of documents and research notes compiled by Col Sainsbury on the Bank of England Volunteers, K Coy, 25th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps, 1798 (c)-1915 (c).
A regiment of the Bank of England Volunteers was first formed in 1798 to protect the Bank during the Napoleonic Wars, but was disbanded in 1814.
In 1860, four Corps of Civil Service Volunteers were raised and in 1866 four more were added, including the Bank of England Company.