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DOCK BANK / DEVONPORT BANK
It is not clear when the Dock, later Devonport, Bank commenced business. On the one hand it is said to have been in 1804 [1] and on the other, 1807 [2]. The sources also do not agree on the names of the partnership: two quote Messrs Hodge and Norman [1][2]; another states it was Messrs W C Hodge & Company [3]. What is known for certain ias that it could not have become the Devonport bank until January 1st 1824 when the town of Plymouth Dock acquired its new title. 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. Sources:
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