Group    From 1829  To 1968

District Bank

Categories: Commerce

Founded as Manchester and Liverpool District Bank. Name shortened to District Bank in 1924. 1962 acquired by the National Provincial Bank but traded separately until the 1968 merger with Westminster Bank.

Admitted to the Bankers Clearing House in 1862.

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District Bank

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Bankers Clearing House - 6

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James Hall (Co-op)

James Hall (Co-op)

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Birchin Lane drapers

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1 memorial
Thomas. J. Barratt

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1 memorial

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3 memorials
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1 memorial