Drummonds Bank
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Drummonds (motto: Prius Mori Quam Fidem Fallere) is an English private banking house founded in 1717 by goldsmith Andrew Drummond (1688–1769). The bank was owned by the Drummond family until January 1924, when it was taken over by Royal Bank of Scotland. In 1992, the military bank of Holt & Company ("Holt's") was merged into Drummonds [1].
The bank held accounts for King George III, and other members of the royal family including the Queen Mother. Other famous clients included Alexander Pope, Robert Adam and James Adam, Lancelot “Capability” Brown, Josiah Wedgwood and Thomas Gainsborough.
The bank has had its headquarters at 49 Charing Cross, in London, since 1760. The bank building was reconstructed in 1877 to 1881; Admiralty Arch was built, and the Mall laid out, nearby shortly after.
[edit] See also
- Coutts and Child & Co - two other private banks now owned by Royal Bank of Scotland
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