of 54, Lombard Street, London, E.C. Bankers
1888 Formation of Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, Ransom, Bouverie and Co by merger of 2 old established banks.
1896 Establishment of Barclays and Co by the amalgamation of several private banking firms in London and the country.
1902 Absorbed J. and J. W. Pease of Darlington
1917 Name changed to Barclays Bank
1918 Acquired London, Provincial and South Western Bank
1918 Acquired Gillett and Co of Banbury and Oxford
1919 Acquired Union Bank of Manchester
1919 Acquired the British Linen Bank. British Linen retained its board of directors in Edinburgh, its own separate structure and its note issue.
1920 Acquired Tubb and Co, of Bicester
1953 Acquired Gunner and Co, of Bishop Waltham
1957 Acquired Ideal Bank, of Birmingham
1968 Merger with Martins Bank
1969 Bank of Scotland agreed to acquire the British Linen Bank (concluded in 1971).
1985 Formation of Barclays plc
2000 Acquired The Woolwich Building Society.
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] Barclays Heritage