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London speculation

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Taversen/Grafton

[fimacmo]

Grafton/Taversen test post

[fimacmo]

Grafton/Taversen

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Aha!

[fimacmo]

so old taversen is scottish raver ? [/quote]

Well that, or just wandering about aimlessly like the rest of us.

Fiona

[Jon]

£50 note, significant?

[Nik_Doof]

the guy on the £50 note was a previous govenor of the bank of england

Wikipedia Link

[belzek]

Well i think the U.K.'s 50 pound note may have some significance, if not why would they show the word London on the note? (because as u should know there are more 50 pound notes around the world).

But i wouldnt go as far as saying Perplex City is a mirror universe or something, i just think that "The Gatekeeper" may have some meaning, maybe about Gatehouse 24 maybe not.

[belzek]

£50 - Sir John Houblon

Born in 1632, Sir John was one of seven brothers of Huguenot descent. He and four other members of the Houblon family were some of the first subscibers to the newly created Bank of England. While two of the brothers were elected as Directors Sir John became the first Governor of the Bank in 1694. After his term of office as Governor came to an end in 1697 he continued as a Director until his death in 1711.

His home in Threadneedle Street can be seen on the back of the note. The house, along with several others in Threadneedle Street, came into the Bank's possession in 1724 although it was not until 1731 that the decision was taken to use the land for the construction of a building to house the ever expanding Bank.

Tradition has it that the pink colour of the Bank's messengers' coats owes its origin to the livery worn by Sir John Houblon's household although there is no direct evidence to support this.
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AND (on the postcard topic):

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[leakingpen]

okay, does anyone have a pic of said note? the gis, it does nothing. and i take it the note doesnt usually have london written on it? if not, then its in the same color and script as the sente sig, and theres somethign else written right by it that we can only see part of.

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all bank of england notes have london on them

[Jon]