Sheffield Union Bank
The Sheffield Union Bank was based in Sheffield from 1843 to 1901.
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The bank was established in 1843 when it took over the business of the Sheffield branch of the York District Bank. It has authorisation to raise capital of £150,000 in 7,500 shares of £20 each.[1] The four directors were William Smith, John Hall, Richard Sorby and Mark Maugham. The head office and bank was at 1 Bank Street, Sheffield.
In 1875 the manager of the Attercliffe branch, William Widdowson, aged 24, absconded. It was discovered that there were anomalies in the accounts estimated at £2,000.[2]
In 1881, Francis Bristowe Scott, aged 32, the manager of the Sheffield Moor branch, was convicted of embezzlement of £1,600. He was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment with hard labour.[3]
It acquired limited liability in 1883.[4] It was amalgamated with the London City & Midland Bank Ltd on 30 June 1901.[5]
Branches
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The head office was based in Sheffield. The branch offices were located at:
- Attercliffe, Carlton Road. Opened 25 January 1875[6]
- Broomhill, 253 Fulwood Road. Opened 2 June 1890[7]
- Chesterfield. South Street. Opened 1875.
- Heeley
- Hillsborough, 23 Langsett Road. Opened 9 June 1890[8]
- Penistone. Opened 1875 (formerly an agency)
- Retford. Carol Gate. Opened 1846 (formerly the Sheffield and Retford Bank)[9]
- Rotherham. Opened 1 January 1873 (temporary premises).[10] New premises in College Street designed by architects Hadfield and Son of Sheffield opened in 1876.[11]
- Sheffield Moor, junction of Cemetery Road / London Road Sheffield opened 3 May 1875[12] Rebuilt at 1 Ecclesall Road/Cemetery Road, 1894 (to the designs of John Brightmore Mitchell-Withers.
References
- "Sheffield Union Bank". Sheffield Iris. England. 27 May 1843. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Defalcations by a Sheffield Bank Manager". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 6 September 1875. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Embezzlement by a Sheffield Bank Manager". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 14 October 1881. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "New Company". Midland & Northern Coal & Iron Trades Gazette. England. 10 October 1883. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Sheffield Bank Amalgamates". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 18 July 1901. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "This Day. Sheffield Union Banking Company". Sheffield Independent. England. 25 January 1875. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "The Sheffield Union Banking Company". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 26 May 1890. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "The Sheffield Union Banking Company". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 2 June 1890. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Banks". Derbyshire Courier. England. 10 October 1846. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Sheffield Union Banking Company". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 24 December 1872. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Opening of a New Bank at Rotherham". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 15 July 1876. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Sheffield Union Banking". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 22 May 1875. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.