William, John & Thomas Brocklehurst & Co

William, John & Thomas Brocklehurst & Co (1816-1891), established in Macclesfield, was a past constituent of NatWest.

Brief history

This private bank was established in 1816. Officially called William, John & Thomas Brocklehurst, it was also known as Macclesfield Bank. The partners were local silk manufacturers and cotton merchants. They moved into banking following the 1816 failure of the local bank Critchley & Turner (est.1806).

Despite successive partnership changes the firm retained the name William, John & Thomas Brocklehurst & Co. It was acquired by Manchester & Liverpool District Banking Co in 1891.

Published history

CS Davies, A History of Macclesfield (1976)

Our archive holdings

A summary list of our archival records of William, John & Thomas Brocklehurst & Co can be found on the Archives Hub website.