J. Dunn & Co., Tenby
J. Dunn & Co., Tenby was a Welsh bank operating in the 19th century, with a branch located at Tenby in Pembrokeshire.
Establishment
This bank was established in Tenby by John Dunn of Westmoor House, Manorbier, a descendant of the Dunns of Crigmarran, Pembrokeshire.[1] John Dunn was sheriff for Pembrokeshire in 1858.[1]
History
The name of the bank appeared in the London Directory list of banks for the years 1815 and 1816.[1]
Crosby’s ‘Complete Pocket Gazetteer of England and Wales, of 1815, refers to the bankers of Tenby as Messrs. Dunn & Co. and that they draw on Messrs. Stephenson & Co., London.[2] Crosby does not refer to any other banks for Tenby.
References
- ^ a b c Early Banks in West Wales, by Francis Green (in West Wales Historical Records, The Annual Magazine of The Historical Society of West Wales, Volume VI, edited by Francis Green, Printed by W. Spurrell & Son, 1916)
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=cRQQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA466 Retrieved 3 October 2009
External links
- Wales On Line
- Money and Coins in Wales
- BizFace News Forum, Banking Crisis: "Lloyds was a safe bank in 1825", posted 22 October 2008 at 17:35 by Royston[permanent dead link]
- Gaian Economics site
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