Editing Bank of England (section)

====The Bank Picquet====
The church's demolition had been prompted by the 1780 [[Gordon Riots]], during which rioters reportedly climbed on the church to throw projectiles at the buildings of the bank. During the riots, in June 1780, the Lord Mayor of London petitioned the Secretary of State to send a military guard to protect the bank and the Mansion House.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Bank Picquet: its function and history |date=1963 |publisher=Bank of England |location=London |url=https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/archive/publications/bank-picquet.pdf |access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref> Thenceforward a nightly guard (the '[[Bank Picquet]]') was provided by soldiers of the [[Household Brigade]] (a practice which continued until 1973). To house the guard Taylor built a barracks (accessed from a separate entrance on Princes Street) in the north-west corner of the site.