Reeves & Co

Reeves & Co (1812-1825), established in Glastonbury, was a past constituent of NatWest.

Brief history

This private bank was established in 1812 as Lilly, Brown & Co; it was also known as Glastonbury & Shepton Mallet Bank. The partners were John Lilly, Charles Brown, John Fry Reeves and Marshall Williams. The bank opened branches in Wells in 1820 and later in Shepton Mallet. The bank was known as Lilly, Brown & Reeves from 1815 and Reeves & Co by 1829, when the partners were John Fry Reeves and Thomas Porch Porch. It was acquired by Stuckey’s Banking Co of Langport in 1835.

Published histories

PT Saunders, Stuckey’s Bank (Taunton: Barnicott & Pearce, 1928)

Our archive holdings

A summary list of our archival records of Reeves & Co can be found on the Archives Hub website.

Summary of archive holdings elsewhere

Somerset Archives and Local Studies: Assignment of property for debt 1825-8 (Ref: DD/BR/nw 8)