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Our people in the community
Ten items exploring the community lives of bank workers over the centuries.
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81: Box for Volunteer papers, 1802
Presentation box in which the papers of the North East Division of Loyal London Volunteers were stored.
82: Raeburn portrait, 1809
Portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn of William Simpson, cashier of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
83: Daniel O'Connell portrait, 1838
Portrait by David Wilkie of the prominent lawyer, campaigner and founder of National Bank of Ireland.
84: Bank holiday notice, 1896
Notice published by Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Bank announcing its forthcoming bank holidays.
85: Jackanapes, c.1910
Children's book with illustrations by former bank clerk Randolph Caldecott.
86: Book of poetry, 1920
A Byzantine Pleiad, poems translated from Greek by bank chairman Walter Leaf.
87: Retirement testimonial, 1923
Presented to John Roberts, manager of National Provincial Bank's Menai Bridge branch.
88: Letter from a star runner, 1928
Letter from Olympic sprinter Walter Rangeley to his employers at Westminster Bank.
89: Disaster donations, 1897-1932
Record card listing contributions by Westminster Bank to various disaster funds.
90: CricketForce T-shirt, 2011
Worn by a volunteer participating in the NatWest CricketForce programme.