Founded as the National Bank of Ireland, becoming The National Bank Limited in 1859. By 1884 it was a member of the Bankers Clearing House. In 1966 the branches in England and Wales were acquired by National Commercial Bank of Scotland although they continued to trade separately. In 1970, the National Bank branches merged with Glyn, Mills & Co. and Williams Deacon's Bank to form Williams & Glyn's Bank.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
National Bank
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Bankers Clearing House - 1
{3 shields, from the top down: - Bishopsgate arch (National Provincial) - dot...
National Bank Ltd - NW10
A lovely and unusual plaque - we cannot discover when, nor by whom, it was er...
Other Subjects
Smith, Elder & Co.
Publishers at 65 Cornhill (the picture) until 1868. Also at 15 Waterloo Place. Their first big success was Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. They also published: Thackeray, Darwin, Ruskin, Browning...
1 memorial
East London Toy Factory
Opened by Sylvia Pankhurst as an answer to the dozens of tiny failing workshops where women were paid a pittance. Toys were no longer being imported from Germany, so the factory employed 59 women t...
1 memorial
Sir Francis Baring
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...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Tattersalls race horse auctioneers
Founded at Hyde Park Corner by Richard Tattersall (1724–1795) it stayed in the Tattersall family until about WW2. The business had to move from 'the Corner' due to the lease running out and the la...
1 memorial
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George Lethbridge
Architect known for his war memorial designs. Born Devon. Married Jessie Naismith Morton (sister of Sarah Reid Anderson) in Edinburgh and they had seven children, the third born was the architect J...
2 memorials
Paddington Station's centenary
W2, Departures Road, Paddington Station, Platform 1
1854 - 1954 This plaque was unveiled on 29th May 1954 to commemorate the centenary of Paddington Station, designed and built by Isambard ...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
Coutts & Co Bank
Founded by Scottish goldsmith, John Campbell, who set up shop at the sign of the Three Crowns on the Strand. In 1755 James Coutts married John Campbell’s granddaughter and the Bank became known as ...
1 memorial
Sir William Orpen
Painter. Born William Newenham Montague Orpen at Oriel, Blackrock, County Dublin. He was an official artist in World War I and attended the Versailles Peace Conference. Deeply affected by the suffe...
1 memorial
Harry Secombe
Actor, comedian and singer. Born Harry Donald Secombe in St Thomas, Swansea where he grew up. In WW2 he served in the Royal Artillery, and whilst in North Africa he first met Spike Milligan. After ...
Person, Cinema, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, Theatre, TV & Radio, Africa, Wales
3 memorials
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