Important British, Irish and World Banknotes

Parr’s Bank Ltd, One Pound, 1 June 1906, no.037737, signatures of T.H.P. Mylechreest and Percy Ashberry (Quarmby 326; Pick 21a). Post office date stamp on left side and pressed, otherwise good fine, rare (£1,500-2,000)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Godfrey Burr Collection.

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Parr’s Bank Ltd, so termed in 1896, originated as Parr, Lyon & Co in Warrington in 1782; it became a joint-stock bank in 1865. The bank acquired the troubled Dumbell’s Banking Co in February 1900, a transaction in which Parr’s chief superintendant of branches, Thomas Mylechreest, a former Dumbell’s employee, was principally involved. Parr’s first Manx notes were issued in May 1900 and the bank amalgamated with London County & Westminster Bank in 1918