Records of Coventry & Warwickshire Banking Company relating to the establishment and operation of the firm and its amalgamation with Lloyds, including:
Foundation
This joint-stock bank was formed in 1835, in Coventry, by a small number of businessmen.
Expansion
The bank rapidly expanded, soon taking over local private bank Beck & Prime (est. 1790). The bank offices were transferred to 25 High Street.
In 1839 it took over the private bank of Goodall, Gulson & Co. (est. 1810). The bank, however, never expanded beyond Coventry.
Takeover
In 1879 an offer of amalgamation with Lloyds was accepted on terms very favourable to the Coventry & Warwickshire shareholders. The whole of the staff of the absorbed bank were retained.
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