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DEVONPORT BANK The Devonport Bank, according to Pigot's 1830 Directory, had its origins in a partnership of Messrs Hodge and Norman, which apparently started in 1804. However, C W Bracken gives its commencement as 1807 and the name as W C Hodge and Company. It presumably did not acquire its familiar name until 1824, when Plymouth Dock became Devonport. As Messrs Glencross, Hodge, Norman and Company, it survived the storm of October/November 1825, perhaps because it was smaller than the others. In 1885, once again as Messrs W C Hodge and Company, it had premises at 73 Fore Street, Devonport, and 19 Princess Square, Plymouth. The Bank was taken over by Messrs Bolitho, Williams, Foster, Goode, Grylls and Company Ltd in 1889 but it continued as the Devonport bank. By 1897 the Bank was also at the Central Exchange, Whimple Street, in addition to the two premises mentioned earlier. In 1905 the Devonport Bank was absorbed into Barclay's Bank.
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