The Bank of Scotland plc is a commercial and clearing bank based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is part of the Lloyds Banking Group. The bank was established by the Parliament of Scotland in 1695 to develop Scotland's trade with other countries, and aimed to create a stable banking system in the Kingdom of Scotland.
Headquarters building on The Mound
Bank of Scotland coat of arms, Head Office, The Mound, Edinburgh
Golden statue of Fame on top of the main dome, Bank of Scotland Head Office, Edinburgh by John Rhind
Headquarters of the Bank of Scotland, located on The Mound, at North Bank Street, Edinburgh (the street is named in honour of the bank having moved there in 1806)
Lloyds Banking Group plc is a British financial institution formed through the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB in 2009. It is one of the UK's largest financial services organisations, with 30 million customers and 65,000 employees. Lloyds Bank was founded in 1765 but the wider Group's heritage extends over 320 years, dating back to the founding of the Bank of Scotland by the Parliament of Scotland in 1695.
25 Gresham Street
Park Row Leeds branch of Lloyds Bank, with a sculpture of the black horse (called Cancara) in the foreground
Head office of the Bank of Scotland at The Mound, Edinburgh
The Aylesbury branch of Lloyds Bank, formerly the Bucks and Oxon Union Bank
