In 1765 John Taylor and Sampson Lloyd set up a private banking business in Birmingham.
In 1810, the Reverend Henry Duncan of Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, set up a bank to help his poorest parishioners save for times of hardship. This was the first Trustee Savings Bank.
The two banks merged in 1992.
For some more Lloyds history and pictures of one of the gems in The Strand see Caroline's Miscellany.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Lloyds TSB Group
This is a small, simple monument, placed at pavement level, not raised on a p...
Merchant and merchant banker. Born at Larkbear, Exeter. He founded the bank that bore his name with his brother John. Director of the East India company from 1779. Grandfather of Thomas and of Evel...
From City of London : The Pool of London Partnership was established in 1996 and operated in an area stretching East from London Bridge to the Butler's Wharf / St. Katherine's Dock area and include...
Funeral directors based in West Norwood mostly known for monumental masonry, taken over by Smiths of Southwark. The picture source website has an interesting page about the history of their busine...
Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps. Killed in action aged 25. He is commemorated on the Arras Flying Services Memorial, France.
Politician. Born Dublin to a land-owning politician. Entered government in 1798, first in Ireland, and then from 1801 in Westminster. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1812 - 22. 1821 became ...
Guitarist and songwriter. Born Washington, USA. View from the Mirror has done a wonderful job plotting Hendrix's London, with lots of pictures including ones we had not seen before taken on the da...
Unusually neither of the memorials is visible in our photo of the location, but we hope you agree that the house is worthy of a picture f...
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