Chritstchurch and Wimborne UK Provincial - Research

Dont have a copy myself but the book you need is
The Standard Catalogue of Provisional Banks & Banknotes by
Geoffrey L Grant Published by Spink & Son London 1977.


"Darren" wrote in message
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Can anyone help?

I have recently acquired a Christchurch and Wimborne One Pound Note
dated November 1825. As part of my internet research I found my way to
the Christchurch priory website - an engraving of the priory is
featured on the note.

They would now like to run a small feature on the note in the Parish
Magazine.

Can anyone supply me with more information on this bank?
When did it start, did it go out of business, merge maybe...?
Anything really since I've only just started my research and am pretty
new to this game I don't have the reference books that i know I should
have.

Thanks in advance
Darren

I was hoping to help you with my Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
Specialized Issues volume, but it is not even listed in there.

Mid 19th century notes from New Zealand were issued by numerous banks,
mostly banks from Australia. Even the notes from the larger banks are quite
scarce and pricey.

I suggest taking your note to a reputable dealer in coins and banknotes, for
identification of the note. If it is indeed an authentic note, it may very
well be unique and very valuable thus.

If you are interested in selling the note please do your homework before you
sell it. I have been handling an estate for one of my relatives lately, and
have gotten ridiculous estimates even from very well known professionals in
antique items, simply because they somehow gathered I didn't know any
better, but I did. And now they are calling back offering much much more
money for the said items.

Dave Parrish
Scottish Banknotes and Coins:
http://www.angelfire.com/ns/scottishmoney
Darren wrote in message
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On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:27:41 +1000, "Bill"
wrote:

Dont have a copy myself but the book you need is
The Standard Catalogue of Provisional Banks & Banknotes by
Geoffrey L Grant Published by Spink & Son London 1977.

Bill

Thanks for the idea - but this bank isn't listed. I don't have the
book either but thats what I've been told. It seems that a number of
banks have been uncovered since the book was written and this is one
of those.

Darren

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 13:25:16 -0400, "Scottishmoney"
wrote:

I was hoping to help you with my Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
Specialized Issues volume, but it is not even listed in there.

Mid 19th century notes from New Zealand were issued by numerous banks,
mostly banks from Australia. Even the notes from the larger banks are quite
scarce and pricey.

In the UK I'm told there were over 900 such banks mostly dating from
19th Century which is where this note finds itself. My interest is in
finding out more not in selling. It was an interesting piece of
detective work that led me to contacting the parish council of
Christchurch, Dorset, UK.

I suggest taking your note to a reputable dealer in coins and banknotes, for
identification of the note. If it is indeed an authentic note, it may very
well be unique and very valuable thus.

I'm sure it's authentic. Not to pricey and if you wanted your own I
could post a URL.

Thanks
Darren
(PS - Have previously visited your site and am off to Scotland next
week... think I'll have to take a photo or two of the bank... maybe
the RBS ceiling...!)

Do not miss the Royal Bank ceiling, if you ask nicely at the desk they
may give you a postcard of it.

Visit Cavanagh in Cockburn Street, near the top on the left hand side
going up the very steep hill, near Waverley train station, for a
selection of Scottish notes and coins, and also many antiques.

Your note probably is authentic as they show up fairly often in auctions
and on dealer's lists. Billy


Darren wrote:

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 13:25:16 -0400, "Scottishmoney"
wrote:

I was hoping to help you with my Standard Catalog of World Paper Money
Specialized Issues volume, but it is not even listed in there.

Mid 19th century notes from New Zealand were issued by numerous banks,
mostly banks from Australia. Even the notes from the larger banks are quite
scarce and pricey.

In the UK I'm told there were over 900 such banks mostly dating from
19th Century which is where this note finds itself. My interest is in
finding out more not in selling. It was an interesting piece of
detective work that led me to contacting the parish council of
Christchurch, Dorset, UK.

I suggest taking your note to a reputable dealer in coins and banknotes, for
identification of the note. If it is indeed an authentic note, it may very
well be unique and very valuable thus.

I'm sure it's authentic. Not to pricey and if you wanted your own I
could post a URL.

Thanks
Darren
(PS - Have previously visited your site and am off to Scotland next
week... think I'll have to take a photo or two of the bank... maybe
the RBS ceiling...!)

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 22:50:44 +0100, "note.boy"
wrote:

Do not miss the Royal Bank ceiling, if you ask nicely at the desk they
may give you a postcard of it.

Did the Royal Bank... take camera and now have very nice picture of
that ceiling!

Visit Cavanagh in Cockburn Street, near the top on the left hand side
going up the very steep hill, near Waverley train station, for a
selection of Scottish notes and coins, and also many antiques.

Found it, very interesting little shop, could have spent more time and
money than I'd actually got, but still I bought myself a very nice
1968 Bank of Scotland £1

Thanks for the advice
Darren

On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 10:41:48 +0100, "note.boy"
wrote:

Is the note A/1 prefix? Billy

Yes - A/1 0108275 to be precise. Why?

Good man, you got a first prefix, a wee bit more desirous of a note. You
are off on a fine start to your Scottish banknote collecting journey

Dave Parrish
Scottish Banknotes and Coins:
http://www.angelfire.com/ns/scottishmoney

Darren wrote in message
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On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 10:41:48 +0100, "note.boy"
wrote:

Is the note A/1 prefix? Billy

Yes - A/1 0108275 to be precise. Why?

On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 08:46:47 -0400, "Scottishmoney"
wrote:

Good man, you got a first prefix, a wee bit more desirous of a note. You
are off on a fine start to your Scottish banknote collecting journey


Well it was my 9th Scottish pound note. My favorite remains my 1953
British Linen Bank example. I found a great site on the internet to
find out about these

Compare it to others on ebay and look for colours missing from the
back. Billy


Darken wrote:

On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 10:41:48 +0100, "note.boy"
wrote:

Is the note A/1 prefix? Billy

Yes - A/1 0108275 to be precise. Why?

Ignore my last post as I've already checked it. :-) Billy


"note.boy" wrote:

Compare it to others on ebay and look for colours missing from the
back. Billy

Darken wrote:

On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 10:41:48 +0100, "note.boy"
wrote:

Is the note A/1 prefix? Billy

Yes - A/1 0108275 to be precise. Why?