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Birkbeck Bank

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1892.
September 1895.
July 1898.
December 1898.
June 1904.
August 1905.
March 1907.
February 1908.
October 1908.

of High Holborn, London

Established in 1851 as the Birkbeck Building Society and Birkbeck Freehold Land Society

1858 Cheque books were issued

By 1872 the banking business was trading under the title of Birkbeck Bank.

1910 Birkbeck Bank suffered a run on its deposits. Continuing rumours about its financial position and a climate of depreciation in gilt-edged securities led to a suspension of payments in June 1911.

1911 London County and Westminster Bank acquired the business of the failed Birkbeck Bank

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Sources of Information


  • [1] Nat West Heritage
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