Bell Cookson Carr & Airey
Other Business Names:
- Carr, Ralph
- Ridley, Sir M W, Cookson, Widdrington, Bell & Co
- Ridley Bart, Sir M W, Chas Wm Bigge & Co
- Northumberland & Durham District Banking Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
Sectors:
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Financial services
Commercial private banking services
Notes:
Traced origins to Ralph Carr, a leading international merchant at Newcastle who in 1755 established a local private bank. By 1756 known as Bell, Cookson, Carr & Airey. Subsequently operated under several styles. Ridley family were partners from 1791 when known as Sir M W Ridley, Cookson, Widdrington, Bell & Co.1839, when known as Sir M W Ridley Bart, Chas Wm Bigge & Co, acquired by Northumberland & Durham District Banking Co
Publications:
- 'Bell, Cookson, Carr & Airey' in M Phillips, History of Banks, Bankers and Banking in Northumberland, Durham and North Yorkshire Illustrating the Commercial Development of the North of England from 1755 to 1894 by Phillips, Maberly
- 'The Old Bank' (Bell Cookson Carr & Airey) , Newcastle upon Tyne by Phillips, Maberly
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Carr, Ralph
- Ridley, Sir M W, Cookson, Widdrington, Bell & Co
- Ridley Bart, Sir M W, Chas Wm Bigge & Co
- Northumberland & Durham District Banking Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, North East, England
Sectors:
- Financial services Commercial private banking services
Notes:
Traced origins to Ralph Carr, a leading international merchant at Newcastle who in 1755 established a local private bank. By 1756 known as Bell, Cookson, Carr & Airey. Subsequently operated under several styles. Ridley family were partners from 1791 when known as Sir M W Ridley, Cookson, Widdrington, Bell & Co.1839, when known as Sir M W Ridley Bart, Chas Wm Bigge & Co, acquired by Northumberland & Durham District Banking CoPublications:
- 'Bell, Cookson, Carr & Airey' in M Phillips, History of Banks, Bankers and Banking in Northumberland, Durham and North Yorkshire Illustrating the Commercial Development of the North of England from 1755 to 1894 by Phillips, Maberly
- 'The Old Bank' (Bell Cookson Carr & Airey) , Newcastle upon Tyne by Phillips, Maberly