Autumn Bank holiday

[bigal1945]

Has the Autumn Bank holiday always been at the end of August?

[Fibonacci]

acoording to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_holidays#His tory_of_Bank_Holidays

In 1871, the first legislation relating to bank holidays was passed when Sir John Lubbock introduced the Bank Holidays Act 1871 which specified the bank holdiays days in England, Wales, Ireland as Easter Monday , Whit Monday (First Monday in May), First Monday in August &
Boxing Day

[Fibonacci]

additional information
in 1971 The last Monday in August was formally made a bank holiday in place of the first Monday in August in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. this followed a trial period of the new arrangement between 1965 and 1970.

[Narolines]

Since when has August been in Autumn? The autmnal equinox is Sept 21, is it not?