Union Discount. A centenary album

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A commissioned account 'which does not set out to be an economic history ..., nor is it an exhaustive and detailed history of the company and its business. It is, however, designed through a series of cameos ... to give some flavour of our rich past and the many personalities who have moulded ... it'. Has chronology of events [pp115-20] and brief extracts from balance sheets, four yearly, 1885-1983 [p121]. Provides useful insights into the firm and into discount banking and the operation of the London money market. Chapters include: 'Union Discount's antecedents'; 'Bricks and mortar'; 'Nugent's, 1885-1918' ie C R Nugent, first manager; 'Postwar years, 1919-22'; 'The twenties, 1922-31'; 'The thirties - the humdrum years'; 'The Second World War and after, 1939-47'; 'The years of austerity, 1947-58'; 'Retrenchment and recovery, 1958-63'; 'The start of the years of change, 1963-72'; 'The rebuilding of 39 Cornhill'; 'The City continues to change, 1972-84'. Touches briefly on Discount Corp Ltd; General Credit & Finance Co of London Ltd; National Discount Co Ltd; United Discount Corp Ltd; General Credit & Discount Co of London Ltd