Heywood, Kennards & Co

Heywood, Kennards & Co (c.1800-63), established in London, was a past constituent of NatWest.

Brief history

This private bank was established in St Mary Axe, City of London, in about 1800 as Joseph Denison & Co. The bank had moved to Fenchurch Street by 1814. The firm was known as Denison, Heywood, Kennard & Co from 1836, when it was trading in Lombard Street, and as Heywood, Kennards & Co from 1850. It amalgamated with Bank of Manchester Ltd to form Consolidated Bank Ltd in 1863.

Published histories

FG Hilton Price, A Handbook of London Bankers (London: Chatto & Windus, 1876)

Summary of our archive holdings

Our archival records of Heywood, Kennards & Co have the reference code HEY.

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customer account passbook 1846-8
private ledger 1850-9
bill of exchange 1858
cheques and cheque forms c.1836-60
presscutting re amalgamation 1863

Summary of archive holdings elsewhere

Hull University Archives: Correspondence with Sykes family re banking and financial matters 19th cent. (Ref: U DDSY/101/50, 55).