| Description | 1958 Apr 11 - 1959 Jul 6 Lewis's Bank with Martins Bank Limited. National Bank with Commercial Bank of Scotland (abortive).
1959 Jul 29 - Sep 23 Possibility of Courtaulds taking a financial interest in Barings (abortive).
1961 May 8 - 1962 Dec 10 Martins Bank Limited with Westminster Bank Limited (abortive).
1962 Jul 6 - Oct 29 District Bank Limited with National Provincial Bank Limited.
1962 Aug 29 - Sep 21 The Three Banks Group (Royal Bank of Scotland, Glyns and Williams) with one or other of the Big Five (Barclays, Lloyds, Midland, National Provincial and Westminster).
1962 Dec 21 English, Scottish and Australian Bank Limited with Chartered Bank Limited (abortive).
1964 Jun 9 - 1965 Feb 11 National Bank with Bank of Ireland/Bank of Scotland (abortive).
1965 Jun 8 - Jul 16 Brown Shipley with Westminster Bank Limited (abortive).
1965 Apr 27 - Dec 10 National Bank with Bank of Ireland and National Commercial Bank of Scotland.
1965 Jul 13 - 1967 Mar 21 The Royal Bank of Scotland with the Bank of Scotland and others (abortive).
1967 Mar 22 - Aug 3 Martins Bank Limited and various proposals for merger (abortive).
1967 Oct 20 National Commercial Group with Three Banks Group (abortive).
1968 Aug 1 Lloyds Bank Limited with Midland etc (abortive). |