This is a history of one of the world's most famous financial institutions from its foundation as a private partnership in 1690 to the present. A pioneer in international trade finance and branch banking, the story of Barclays Bank is a microcosm of the successes and failures of corporate strategies in banking. Extensively illustrated and accessibly written, the book will appeal to readers beyond those with an interest in financial history. It makes a major contribution to the economic and social history of modern Britain and the contemporary business world.
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"This exemplary study...successfully combines narrative business history, to recount three centuries of Barclay's growth and development..." EH.NET
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"A notable tour de force in the history of banking." Business History Review
"This nontechnical business history is accessible to anyone interested in banking. Recommended. All libraries." Choice
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This is a history of one of the world's most famous financial institutions from its foundation as a private partnership in 1690 to the present. A pioneer in international trade finance and branch banking, the story of Barclays Bank is a microcosm of the successes and failures of corporate strategies in banking. Extensively illustrated and accessibly written, the book will appeal to readers beyond those with an interest in financial history. It makes a major contribution to the economic and social history of modern Britain and the contemporary business world.
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Barclays Bank was founded in April 1690, when 21-year old John Freame (later father-in-law of the eponymous Barclays) completed his seven-year apprenticeship and became a freeman of the city of London. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
head office circular, prime discount rate, unsold investments, local head offices, industrial ordinary share index, inner accounts, clearing bankers, bank chairmen, senior general manager, hire purchase finance, staff committee minutes, board minutes, hire purchase companies, clearing banks, local incorporation, published reserves, wholesale money markets, unrealised gains, trustee department, local directors, statistical appendix, joint stock banks, bill discounting, true reserves, secondary banks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bank of England, Lombard Street, Barclays Bank, South African, John Freame, Financial Times, National Westminster, New York, Bank of Scotland, Annual Report, United States, David Barclay, First World War, John Thomson, Thomas Gould, Second World War, Financial Organisation, Monopolies Commission, Business History, Lloyds Bank, National Provincial, South Western, Timothy Bevan, British Linen Bank, Economic History Review New!
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Barclays Bank was founded in April 1690, when 21-year old John Freame (later father-in-law of the eponymous Barclays) completed his seven-year apprenticeship and became a freeman of the city of London. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
head office circular, prime discount rate, unsold investments, local head offices, industrial ordinary share index, inner accounts, clearing bankers, bank chairmen, senior general manager, hire purchase finance, staff committee minutes, board minutes, hire purchase companies, clearing banks, local incorporation, published reserves, wholesale money markets, unrealised gains, trustee department, local directors, statistical appendix, joint stock banks, bill discounting, true reserves, secondary banks Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bank of England, Lombard Street, Barclays Bank, South African, John Freame, Financial Times, National Westminster, New York, Bank of Scotland, Annual Report, United States, David Barclay, First World War, John Thomson, Thomas Gould, Second World War, Financial Organisation, Monopolies Commission, Business History, Lloyds Bank, National Provincial, South Western, Timothy Bevan, British Linen Bank, Economic History Review New!
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- Occupation and Pay in Great Britain 1906-60 (National Institute of Economic and Social Research) by Guy Routh on page 79, and page 346
- British Historical Statistics by B. R. Mitchell in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Business Enterprise in Modern Britain: From the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century (Comparative and International Business : Modern Histories) by Maurice W. Kirby on page 31, and page 66
- Credit Card Industry: A History (Twayne's Evolution of Modern Business Series) by Lewis Mandell on page 185, and page 335
- The Growth of International Business by Mark Casson on page 268
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