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Barclays origins:
In 1896 twenty private banks combined to create Barclay & Co Ltd. The name
came from the London private bank of Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, Ransom,
Bouverie & Co and their premises at 54, Lombard Street became the Head
Office of the new business. Gurneys & Co of Norwich and Backhouse & Co of
Darlington were other major players in this amalgamation. In 1918 the bank
name was changed to Barclays Bank Ltd. |
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Cheque Development:
First cheques of Barclays were the cheque designs of the former private
banks that were overprinted with Barclay & Co Ltd. A corporate style cheque
(blue on white) was then introduced with a side information panel that
contained the name of the old private bank. Corporate cheques without
reference to the private banks then slowly came into use but standardisation
of cheques took several decades and local cheques were still in use in the
1940’s. From 1939 cheques had a blue micro print background and from 1947
were printed on a plain green background. As well as these developmental
changes in design there are over 2,000 branches of Barclays Bank to collect
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Our Specialist List
of Barclays Bank Cheques contains 200-300 different cheques from Barclays
Bank. Priority Customers receive a personal copy together with any
updates. Not available on website. Please get in touch if you wish to be a
Priority Customer and receive your personal copy – please specify email or
post..
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“The Cheques of Barclays Bank – A Guide for Collectors”
by Roger Outing gives pics and prices of all known Barclays cheques.
Essential reading for the specialist collector. £6 + £1 postage. |
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A cheque of Gurneys, Birkbecks, Barclay & Buxton
from Norwich which has been overprinted “Barclay &
Co Ltd” and used in 1898. Duty Stamp is dated 1894
so this cheque was printed two years before Barclay
& Co was established and then overprinted for use.
Bankers do not waste money. £8 |
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A 1901 cheque of Barclay & Co Ltd from Scarborough.
Has “Scarborough Old Bank” at top, which is a reference
to the private bank of Woodhall & Co - one of the 20
private banks that combined in 1896 to create Barclays.
This distinctive cheque style was only used at
Scarborough. £8 |
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Barclay & Co Ltd, Eastbourne Branch of 1905 with Lewes Old
Bank at left, which is a reference to the private bank of
Molineux, Whitfeld & Co - one of the 20 private banks which
combined in 1896 to create Barclays. Note that the Bank and
Branch names are in plain text. £5 |
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Barclay & Co Ltd, Bognor Branch of 1913 with Milbanke,
Woodbridge & Co at left – a private bank taken over by
Barclays in 1900. Note that the Bank and Branch name
are in ornate text. £6 |
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Barclay & Co, Lombard Street Branch of 1914. Very
distinctive style and colour probably only used at 54,
Lombard Street – which was the Head Office. Unused
example. £12 |
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A 1919 cheque of London Provincial & South
Western Bank Ltd which has been overprinted Barclays
Bank Ltd (note change in bank name) – a consequence
of the 1918 take over by Barclays. However the pink
background is actually a micro print of a THIRD bank
title the London & South Western Bank Ltd – this
bank having combined with The London Provincial Bank
Ltd in 1917. Therefore this is a concealed TRIPLE
TITLE cheque. £6 |
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Barclays Bank Ltd, Tufnell Park Branch of 1920. Has
London Provincial & South Western Bank Ltd under main
title – reference to 1918 take over. Once again there
is a concealed THIRD bank title in the blue micro print
which states London & Provincial Bank Ltd. This is a
concealed TRIPLE TITLE cheque. £8 |
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