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.
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Barclays Bank
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Barclays Bank
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First registered as a UK charity in 1990. Founder and Chair R. J. Wren. Activities given: "Creates memorials on behalf of Arctic (WWII) campaign veterans which includes "living memorials"."
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The twenty-fifth anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II. This was celebrated all year but particularly on the weekend of 4 and 5 June 1977, the following week and the weekend of the Qu...
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