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James Capel and Company are stockbrokers of Winchester House, 100 Old Broad Street. The company was previously based at 31 Throgmorton Street (1897-1901); 7, 9 and 11 Moorgate (1902-1926); 10 Old Broad Street (1927-1958) and 1 London Wall Buildings (1959-1965).
The Company originated as Antrobus & Wood, 1799-1816; then was known as Thomas Brown and Company, 1816-1822, and afterwards Marjoribanks, Capel and Company, 1822-1837, of 2 North Piazza, Royal Exchange to 1824 and then 5 Throgmorton Street. In 1837 the name changed again to James Capel, Norbury, Trotter and Company, which it was called until 1864, and was based at 5 Throgmorton Street, to 1896, and 9 Throgmorton Street, 1843-1850 only. It was purchased by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in 1986.
James Capel and Company merged with several other stockbroking firms: Cruikshank and Company in 1946; Holland, Balfour and Hamilton in 1959; Gordon L Jacobs and Company in 1961; Nathan & Rosselli in 1965 and Clayton, Byng and Paget in 1966.