Harwood & Co

Harwood & Co (1808-91), established in Thornbury, near Bristol, was a past constituent of NatWest.

Brief history

This private bank was established in 1808 as Rolph & Co by George Rolph, an attorney. The firm was also known as Thornbury Bank and later Thornbury Old Bank. In 1891, when styled Harwood & Co, the bank was acquired by Prescott, Dimsdale, Cave, Tugwell & Co Ltd.

Detailed list of name changes

Rolph & Co in 1808
Rolph, Yates & Co by 1810
Rolph, Yates & Parslow by 1812
Parslow, Rolph & Co by 1820
Rolph, Yates & Parslow by 1841
Harwood, Hatcher & Co or Harwood, Hatcher & Sams by 1856
Harwood & Co by 1862

Also known as Thornbury Bank and as Thornbury Old Bank.

Summary of our archive holdings

Our archival records of Harwood & Co have the reference code HRW.

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cash balance book 1858
signature book 1862-76
agreements re acquisition by Prescott, Dimsdale, Cave, Tugwell & Co 1891
cheque forms n.d.

Summary of archive holdings elsewhere

Gloucestershire Archives: Various unlisted papers n.d.; papers re partnership dissolution 1862-3 (Ref: D1606; D4365/A1, B2)