The Original Bank Street Bank

[Calvin72]

Anyone know any more about this information given in 'The Banker's Draft' ?

[lysander]

The York City and County Bank amalgamated with the London Stock Bank in 1909. This bank , in turn, amalgamated with the (late lamented) Midland Bank in 1918...to finally become the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. (HSBC)

Sheffield's earliest banks were founded by men of deep religious conviction ( Quaker and a Unitarian). They believed in encouraging thrift amongst the labouring class and were not profit driven...offering an ethical banking service. This was their downfall.

[Calvin72]

That sounds like their downfall given recent events! Are Broadbent and Roebuck well known today (at least on here), or are their names lost to history? I honestly don't know.

[vox]

From REMINISCENCES OF ---
Leader

 ------ Twiss : No ; but the point I want to get at is. were the 
Broadbents the first bankers in the town ? "I have been told 
that the first person who practised this profession in Shef- 
field was one of the fraternity of pawnbrokers. In the "Hal- 
lamshire," it is said, "In 1778, Messrs. J. and T. Broadbent 
opened a bank in Hartshead, on the failure of Mr. Roebuck's 
bank, which was the first known in Sheffield, and only lasted 
eight years ; and in 1780 the Broadbents failed." 

Leonard : If Joseph Broadbent died in 1761, how could 
he be a banker in 1778 ? Your information and Hunter's 
do not seem to agree. ----

It's online here for those who don't already know.