Dingley & Co

Dingley & Co (1855-1927), established in Launceston, was a past constituent of NatWest.

This private bank was established in 1855 by Richard Dingley, banker; Edward Pethybridge, banker; George Graham White, solicitor; and John Dingley, solicitor. It was also known as Launceston Bank, and was associated with the separate bank Dingley, Pearse & Co of Okehampton.

By 1922 the bank had branches at Tavistock and Holsworthy and agencies at Stratton, Callington, Camelford, Bude, Calstock, Gunnislake and Kilkhampton. In that year the bank was acquired by National Provincial & Union Bank of England.

Summary of our archive holdings

Our archival records of Dingley & Co have the reference code DIN.

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• cheques and cheque forms 1850s-1922
• securities registers 1871-(1915)
• amalgamation papers 1922, 1927