Excerpt from A History of Banks, Bankers,& Banking: In Northumberland, Durham, and North Yorkshire, Illustrating the Commercial Development of the North of England, From 1755 to 1894 Gradually the work resolved itself into the form and style in which it is now presented to the reader. None knows its imperfections better than the writer, but he trusts that the book may be found worthy of a place amongst the histories upon the library shelf, and the directories in the bank parlour. The account of some of the banks is very incomplete, but it is hoped that the scanty information given, may prove a foundation upon which others can build. My endeavour throughout has been to give first place to the records of banks and bankers of the last century, and, as far as possible, to keep the pages free from information both of a business and personal nature, that could easily be obtained from other sources. Formidable as the work may appear, and although I have exceeded my estimated length by about one hundred pages, yet want of space has compelled an abridgement of the account of some of the firms. My list of present-day banks is taken from the Banking Almanac, with the one exception of the Yorkshire Penny Bank. In announcing their names, the original title as far as possible has been adopted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.