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West Riding Trade Protection Association

Other Business Names:

  • Leeds & West Riding Bankers', Merchants' & Traders' Association
  • West Riding Bankers', Merchants' & Traders' Association

Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:

  • Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England

Sectors:

  • Business services Business information services
  • Membership services Business interest association services

Notes:

Traces origins to 1848 when established by a group of Leeds businessmen as a 'Guardian Society' for mutual protection against 'fraudulent and dishonest' behaviour by merchants, shopkeepers, traders, etc. 1849 renamed Leeds & West Riding Bankers', Merchants' & Traders' Association. 1852 removed 'Leeds' from its title. By 1858 had 3,000 members. Then renamed WRTPA when one of the very largest such associations in UK. Continues in 2012?

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