NEW BANK OF ENGLAND.
ELABORATE DEFENCE PLAN. I ' SYSTEM TO FLOOD VAULTS. A. and N.Z. LONDON. April G. The new Bank of England building which is being erected will have an elaborate system of defence. It will he possible in the event of invasion or other emergency to flood the vaults from three points, one situated within the bank, another elsewhere in London, and the third 10 miles from London. The walls will consist of reinforced concrete blocks. Any attempt to remove a single block will give an electric alarm.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19607, 8 April 1927, Page 11
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90NEW BANK OF ENGLAND. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19607, 8 April 1927, Page 11
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