Bank of England's glittering stash of £156BILLION in gold bars
Despite the financial crisis, it seems the country still has some money left in the Bank of England's vault beneath London.
In fact, there are stacks of gold bars worth a whopping £156billion stored in an old canteen deep below the streets of the capital.It seems Gordon Brown did not manage to completely strip the country of its assets when he sold off 400 tons of gold at rock-bottom price during his time as Chancellor.
The gold he got rid of when prices were at a 20-year low cost the country up to £11bn, it was estimated last April.The piles of 28lb 24-carat gold bars are stacked on simple blue shelves beneath strip lighting. One image alone shows around 15,000 bars or 210 tonnes of pure gold, with a value of approximately £3billion.
In fact, there are stacks of gold bars worth a whopping £156billion stored in an old canteen deep below the streets of the capital.It seems Gordon Brown did not manage to completely strip the country of its assets when he sold off 400 tons of gold at rock-bottom price during his time as Chancellor.
The gold he got rid of when prices were at a 20-year low cost the country up to £11bn, it was estimated last April.The piles of 28lb 24-carat gold bars are stacked on simple blue shelves beneath strip lighting. One image alone shows around 15,000 bars or 210 tonnes of pure gold, with a value of approximately £3billion.
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