The bank's origins go back to the goldsmith bankers John Freame and Thomas Gould. James Barclay joined the business in 1736. After various name permutations, it became Barclay and Co. in 1896. As of 2010 it was the world's tenth largest banking and financial services group. Barclays were one of the founding bankers for the creation of the Bankers Clearing House.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Barclays Bank
The VR monogram must refer to the monarch at the time the Bankers Clearing Ho...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Barclays Bank
{On the front of the plinth a plaque informs:} The Cordwainer You are in th...
Mentioned in 1522 as an inn with 30 beds and stalls for four horses. Removed (as shown in the picture) for the formation of Holborn Viaduct and its approaches 1868.
Chartered accountants and registered auditors. They are based at the same address as the plaque and presumably contributed to its erection.
The picture source says "Near the Courage Brewery Site archaeologists found the complete wooden floor of a riverside warehouse. Nothing like this has been found anywhere else. The basement would ha...
First Chairman and Trustee of the Jubilee Market Traders Committee.
