Nevile Reid & Co

Nevile Reid & Co (1780-1914), established in Windsor, was a bank connected with the history of the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Brief history

This private bank was established in 1780 as Ramsbottom & Baverstock; it was otherwise known as the Windsor Bank. In 1838 the bank was bought by Nevile Reid, possibly using funds he had received under the terms of the 1833 Abolition of Slavery Act, which made compensation payable to those financially involved in plantation ownership, including Reid. From this time, the bank operated under the name Nevile Reid & Co, which also owned a brewery in Windsor trading under the same name. After Reid’s death in 1839, the bank was acquired, possibly in 1843, by partners from the London bank of Williams, Deacon, Labouchere & Co. A branch was opened in Datchet. It is not known how long the Williams, Deacon partners remained connected to Nevile Reid & Co. The bank was acquired by Barclay & Co Ltd (est. 1896), bankers of London, in 1914.

Published histories

PW Matthews and AW Tuke, History of Barclays Bank Ltd (London: Blades, East & Blades, 1926)

Summary of our archive holdings

Our archival records of Nevile Reid & Co have the reference code WC/8.

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accounts, correspondence and notes 1870-88

Summary of archive holdings elsewhere

Barclays Group Archives: Securities registers 1905-14; cheques, Datchet 1909-12.
Berkshire Record Office: Ledger, account with Williams, Deacon & Co 1838-41; journal 1844-64; private ledgers 1844-62 (Ref: D/ECg B1, 8, 9)