![]() This became Lloyds in 1884 with its now famous Black Horse symbol. The founders’ sons opened a bank in London. Taylors & Lloyds operated solely in Birmingham until the mid 19th century. The Lloyd family were in charge of the whole iron-making process in the area. He has been described by William Hutton, Birmingham’s first historian, as a “Shakespeare of the commercial hemisphere”. Taylor began as an employee, and went on to set up one of the town’s largest businesses with over 500 workers. It was a partnership between John Taylor, a manufacturer of buttons and japanned goods, and a Quaker ironmonger, Sampson Lloyd. Taylors and Lloyds Bank, first opened on Dale End in 1765. The text reads This Wetherspoon pub was, until recently, a branch of Lloyd’s Bank. Prints and text about John Taylor and Sampson Lloyd. ![]() A collection of photographs and prints showing Wolseley car models. Top: The workforce of Wolseley Motors, Ward End, 1930Ībove: left, 1933 Hornet, right above, 1963 Hornet MK11, right below, the second Wolseley designed by Herbert Austin. A unique feature of Wolseleys was their illuminated radiator badge. A two-wheeled four-seater, its stability was maintained by a flywheel. The company built one of the oddest cars ever seen, the Gyrocar, for a Russian Count. The firm was bought by William Morris, and later became part of BMC. It was designed by Herbert Austin, who later left the firm to found his own motor-car marque.ĭespite producing hundreds of trucks and thousands of aeroplane engines during World War I, Wolseley went bankrupt in 1926. This was a three-wheeler, and appeared in 1896. The Wolseley Sheep Shearing Machine Company made one of the earliest British cars. It was last produced in 1969 as a variant of the Mini. About 30,000 were sold in just five years in spite of the Depression. It was available in several body-styles, and it proved highly popular. It was a trend-setting small car with a six-cylinder engine. For many years, Wolseleys were produced at Adderley Park and at Drews Lane, not far from this pub. ![]() The text reads: This Wetherspoon pub is named after the best-known model produced by the Wolseley car company. Herbert Austin’s famous motorworks stood near this Wetherspoon pub which bears the name of his famous Hornet model, produced from 1930 until the mid 1970s. Please note that due to FSCS and FOS eligibility criteria not all business customers will be covered.991 Alum Rock Road, Ward End, Birmingham, West Midlands, B8 2LY We are covered by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). We adhere to The Standards of Lending Practice which are monitored and enforced by the LSB: Eligible deposits with us are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Wertpapierhandelsbank GmbH is supervised by the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht. ![]() The company is registered with the Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main, HRB 111650. Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Wertpapierhandelsbank GmbH has its registered office at Thurn-und-Taxis Platz 6, 60313 Frankfurt, Germany. Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Wertpapierhandelsbank GmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc. Authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority under registration number 119278, 169656 respectively. Registered office 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN. Registered Office: The Mound, Edinburgh EH1 1YZ. ![]() Registered Office: 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN. Lloyds Bank is a trading name of Lloyds Bank plc, Bank of Scotland plc, Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc and Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets Wertpapierhandelsbank GmbH. ![]()
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