Bank Of England Gold Vault Door

We re inside a gold bullion vault.

Bank of england gold vault door.

The huge doors are opened with 3ft long keys and. A bank in cleveland ohio has the largest vault door on the face of the planet. Several thousand 28lb bars of 24 carat gold stored in the bank of england s massive underground vault. The bank of england gold vaults are located on 2 underground levels beneath the bank s headquarters in the city of london.

Granted it isn t just any bank it s the local federal reserve. Our gold vaults hold around 400 000 bars of gold worth over 100 billion. The bank claims to store over 400 000 good delivery bars in its vaults. And yes with walls 8ft thick the old lady is pretty impregnable.

Were being shown the bank of england s underground gold store. Here s a glimpse inside. Britain s central bank is also one of the largest holders of gold in the world which it stores in vaults spread over two floors. Bank of england provides gold storage facilities for over 70 central banks and a number of commercial bullion banks.

We look after more than 400 000 gold bars worth billions of pounds. Ohio isn t the picture i get in my head when i think bank heist and for the record the vault door weighs 91 tons the equivalent of two humpback whales. That makes the bank of england the second largest keeper of gold in the world the new york federal reserve tops the list. Safe as the bank of england so goes the old phrase.

Even the keys to her vaults are more than a foot long the locks also. You can support us on patreon. The bank of england was founded in 1694. The gold is kept in nine underground vaults and we guard it very carefully.