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Quantock Savings Bank
British savings bank 1817–1884 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The reformer Thomas Poole founded the Quantock Savings Bank in Nether Stowey, in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset, South West England. The bank commenced operations on 29 October 1817.[1]
On 20 November 1844 it held £34,953 in deposits and 817 open accounts. It opened once per week, from 12 to 2pm on Mondays.[1] The bank moved to 12 Lime Street in 1848. It maintained agencies in other parishes.
The bank ceased operation in 1884.
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