National Provincial Bank was a retail bank which operated in England and Wales. It was created in 1833 as National Provincial Bank of England, and expanded largely by taking over a number of other banks. Following the transformative acquisition of Union Bank of London in 1918, it changed its name to National Provincial and Union Bank of England, then in 1924 shortened its name again to National Provincial Bank. It further acquired Coutts Bank in 1920, Grindlays Bank in 1924, Isle of Man Bank in 1961, District Bank in 1962, thus becoming one of the "Big Five" that dominated the UK banking sector for much of the 20th century, together with Barclays Bank, Lloyds Bank, Midland Bank and Westminster Bank. On 1 January 1970, it completed its merger with Westminster Bank to form National Westminster Bank.
Gibson Hall, London, completed 1865 as head office of National Provincial Bank of England
Carved headstone at the Holyhead branch in Anglesey
155–158 North Street, Brighton, branch building designed by in-house architect F.C.R. Palmer
Coventry branch designed by Palmer in 1929
Coutts & Co. is a British private bank and wealth manager headquartered in London, England.
The Strand headquarters of Coutts in November 2022
A Coutts office as it appeared in the 18th century. This mock-up is part of the archives of Coutts at their head office at 440 Strand
Mary Peagram, the granddaughter of John Campbell, who married James Coutts in 1755
The "Three Graces", the daughters of Thomas Coutts
