Private London Banks

This private bank traces its origins to John Freame and Thomas Gould, two Quaker goldsmith bankers who started a business in Lombard Street. There were a number of changes in the partnership of the bank, which of course lead to several changes to the partnership name. The first branch was known as Braclay, Bevan, Tritton, Ransom, Bouverie and Company, they were also known in the City as the ‘long firm. In the 19th Century the address of the bank was settled as 54 Lombard Street.

Brown, Janson & Co., London was founded in 1813 and it was amalgamated with Lloyds Bank Limited on 1st July 1900.

Coutts & Co is a London-based private bank and wealth manager. It was founded in 1692, and it is the eighth oldest bank in the world.

Cox & Co was formed in 1758 as Army Bankers. The bank was acquired by Lloyds Bank Limited in 1923.

Glyn, Mills & Co was a private bank founded in London in 1753. The Bank existed until 1969 when it became part of the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Herries, Farquhar & Co was founded in 1770, and its principal founding partner Robert Herries. The firm was very successful despite being very small. The firm was acquired by Lloyds Bank in 1893.

This private bank was founded in 1778. In June 1864 it was taken over by the Agra Bank, which then renamed itself Agra and Masterman's Bank.

Messrs Fuller, Banbury, Nix & Co., 77 Lombard Street, 18(93), Pay to Bearer, red oval duty stamp, printed by Rowe & Co., blue, blue security panel, used

Messrs Fuller, Banbury, Nix & Mathieson, 77 Lombard Street, 18(68), Pay to Order, clear oval duty stamp, printed by Rowe, Kentish & Co., pink, pink security panel, used

Messrs Holt & Co., London, 3 Whitehall Place, 19(05), pay to Order, red oval duty stamp, printed by Charles Skipper & East, mauve, mauve security panel, used

Messrs Langston, Towgood, Cazalet & Co., 29 Clements Lane, (1802), Pay to Bearer, no printer, black, signature torn out, used

Messrs Morlands & Co., 50 Pall Mall, 182-, Pay to Bearer, printed by Simpkins, brown on cream, unused

Messrs Smith, Payne & Smiths, London, 18(61), pay to Ourselves, no printer, inter-bank cheque signed for Masterman, & Mildred, black on blue, punch cancelled, light foxing at edge, vine design panel, used

Messrs Smith, Payne & Smiths, London, 185(3), pay to Bearer, printed by E Mottram & Son, inter-bank cheque signed for Masterman & Mildred., black on buff† punch cancelled, diamond design panel, used

Messrs Drummond was a private bank founded in 1717. In 1924 the bank was purchased by The Royal Bank of Scotland. This acquisition was the first of the Royal Bank of Scotland south of the Scottish border.

Smith, Payne & Smiths, London, Perkins & Bacon PROOF, 186-, c1860, Special Printing for Alliance Maritime Assurance Office, double cheque, pay to Bearer, brown, brown s/p, printer's annotations, mount marks on reverse, very fragile and suffered some damage to edges.

Stephensons, Batson, Remington & Smith was a private bank founded in 1729.