LIVERY BUTTONS WESTMINSTER BANK LIMITED post 1858 by C. PITT and Co. Ltd London

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6 gilt livery buttons,1/2 inch diameter,flat back,fixed shank,Westminster Bank Limited to obverse,makers mark c.Pitt & Co.Ltd to rear.Am not certain of the date of origin-I am sure you collectors will know better.This bank was in existence from 1858-1970,when it became the infamous Nat West.Postage 1.00 to UK.Due to packed size,e.g. larger than a letter,wil be 2.20 EU,3.70 USA.Westminster BankFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the historical Westminster Bank Limited. For the present-day institution, see National Westminster Bank. Westminster Bank Limited Arms of Westminster Bank Former type Joint-stock Industry Banking Fate Merger with National Provincial Successor National Westminster Bank Founded 1834 Defunct 1970 Headquarters 41 Lothbury, London EC2 Subsidiaries Ulster Bank Limited Westminster Bank was a British retail bank which operated in England and Wales from 1834 until its merger into the National Westminster Bank in 1970; it remains a registered company but is dormant.[1] Considered one of the Big Five, it expanded during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and took over a number of smaller banking companies. Contents � [hide]� 1 History 1.1 London and Westminster Bank 1.2 London and County Bank 1.3 London County and Westminster Bank 1.4 National Provincial Bank 2 See also 3 References 4 Bibliography History[edit] London and Westminster Bank[edit] In 1834, the London and Westminster Bank was the first firm founded under the auspices of the Bank Charter Act 1833, which allowed joint-stock banks to be established in the capital.[2] For various reasons, the press, private banking concerns, and the Bank of England were so hostile to the Bank Charter Act that London and Westminster's management was primarily concerned with defending the company's right to exist rather than setting up an extensive branch network. As a result, the bank opened only six London branches in its first three years and no additional offices were established until nearly 20 years later. London and Westminster made its first acquisition in 1847, when it bought Young & Son. In about 1870 it acquired Unity Joint-Stock Bank, and mergers with Commercial Bank of London and Middlesex Bank had been arranged in 1861 and 1863 respectively. By 1909 London and Westminster had opened or acquired 37 branches in and around London. Yet, despite this expansion effort, the bank felt the effects of competition from provincial banks like Lloyds and Midland. These two banks had already established large regional branch networks and were quickly encroaching upon the London market. In order to meet this challenge, in 1909, London and Westminster merged with the influential and prestigious London and County Bank, which had 70 offices citywide and almost 200 in rural counties. London and County Bank[edit] The Surrey, Kent and Sussex Banking Company had been established at Southwark in 1836 and soon had branches in places like Croydon, Brighton, Maidstone and Woolwich. It was renamed the London and County Banking Co. in 1839. By 1875 it had over 150 branches and was the largest British bank. The resulting entity was named the London County and Westminster Bank.[3] Prior to the merger, London and County had already taken over the business of the following banks: A cheque drawn on the Regent Street (Clifton) Branch of Westminster Bank, dated 14 August 1956. Liverpool City Office, formerly Parr's Bank, designed by Richard Norman Shaw in 1900. Date Acquisition Established 1839 Jeffreys & Hill, Chatham 1811 1841 Hopkins, Drewett & Co., Arundel 1827 1841 Hector, Lacy & Co., Petersfield 1808 1841 Ridge & Co., Chichester c.1783 1841 Halford, Baldock & Co., Canterbury c.1790 1841 Emmerson, Hodgson & Emmerson, Sandwich c.1800 1842 Davenport, Walker & Co., Oxford 1838 1843 Wilmshurst & Co., Cranbrook 1822 1844 T. & T. S. Chapman, Aylesbury 1837 1845 J. Stoveld & Co., Petworth 1806 1849 Trapp, Halfhead & Co., Bedford 1829 1851 Berkshire Union Banking Co., Newbury 1841 1853 Eddy & Squire, Berkhamsted 1851 1859 Western Bank of London 1856 1860 Robert ... read more

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