Hart, Fellow’s and Company bank was a private bank established in 1808 with its headquarters on Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham.
 The headquarters of Hart, Fellows & Company Bank on Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham as rebuilt in 1884-85 | |
| Founded | January 1, 1808 in Nottingham, England |
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| Defunct | 1891 |
| Successor | Lloyds Bank |
| Headquarters | Bridlesmith Gate, , |
History
editIt was established on 1 January 1808 as Fellows, Mellor & Hart.[1] The partners were John Fellows, Francis Hart and a Mr Mellor.
From about 1824 the business was styled Hart, Fellows & Co. In 1865 it was acquired by the English Joint Stock Bank[2] which failed in May 1866. It was restarted as a private partnership by Francis Hart and Alfred-Thomas Fellows as Hart, Fellows & Company.[3]
Between 1884 and 1885 the bank headquarters on Bridlesmith Gate in Nottingham was rebuilt and expanded to designs of the architects Evans and Jolley.
In 1891 it was acquired by Lloyds Bank.[4]
References
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- ^ "The Nottingham Story". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 26 June 1950. Retrieved 1 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "English Joint Stock Bank Limited". Northampton Mercury. England. 18 November 1865. Retrieved 1 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Messrs. Hart, Fellows, & Co". Nottingham Journal. England. 14 September 1866. Retrieved 1 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Messrs. Hart, Fellows, & Company's Bank". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 4 August 1891. Retrieved 1 April 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.