Collection GB 0074 CLC/B/029-02 - BANKERS' CLEARING HOUSE

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 CLC/B/029-02

Title

BANKERS' CLEARING HOUSE

Date(s)

  • 1895-1985 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

25 production items.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Bankers' Clearing House Limited, of 10 Lombard Street, was formed in 1895 to administer the premises of the London Clearing House which had been established in Lombard Street since 1833 and which was supervised by the Committee of London Clearing Bankers. More recently the company has been known as BCH Property.

Archival history

GB 0074 CLC/B/029-02 1895-1985 Collection 25 production items. Bankers' Clearing House Ltd

Bankers' Clearing House Limited, of 10 Lombard Street, was formed in 1895 to administer the premises of the London Clearing House which had been established in Lombard Street since 1833 and which was supervised by the Committee of London Clearing Bankers. More recently the company has been known as BCH Property.

Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of Bankers' Clearing House Limited, including minute books, register of share transfers and financial accounts.

Restricted access to later records.

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

English

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

November 2010 to January 2011. Clearing houses Information sources Documents Business records Finance Financial institutions Banks Information systems Banking Bankers' Clearing House Ltd City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Occupations

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of Bankers' Clearing House Limited, including minute books, register of share transfers and financial accounts.

Restricted access to later records.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Notes area

Alternative identifier(s)

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

    Sources

    Accession area