Our people in the community

Ten items exploring the community lives of bank workers over the centuries.

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Box for Volunteer papers, 1802

Presentation box in which the papers of the North East Division of Loyal London Volunteers were stored.

Raeburn portrait, 1809

Portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn of William Simpson, cashier of the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Daniel O'Connell portrait, 1838

Portrait by David Wilkie of the prominent lawyer, campaigner and founder of National Bank of Ireland.

Bank holiday notice, 1896

Notice published by Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Bank announcing its forthcoming bank holidays.

Jackanapes, c.1910

Children's book with illustrations by former bank clerk Randolph Caldecott.

Book of poetry, 1920

A Byzantine Pleiad, poems translated from Greek by bank chairman Walter Leaf.

Retirement testimonial, 1923

Presented to John Roberts, manager of National Provincial Bank's Menai Bridge branch.

Letter from a star runner, 1928

Letter from Olympic sprinter Walter Rangeley to his employers at Westminster Bank.

Disaster donations, 1897-1932

Record card listing contributions by Westminster Bank to various disaster funds.

CricketForce T-shirt, 2011

Worn by a volunteer participating in the NatWest CricketForce programme.