William Brooks of Blackburn
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William Brooks was a supplier of cotton to spinners around Whalley
and Blackburn. He went into partnership with Roger Cunliffe. In 1792 they founded Cunliffe Brooks Bank
at Blackburn but at first manufacturing was the main activity.
Whalley
Whalley is a large village in the Ribble Valley on the banks of the River Calder in Lancashire, England. It is overlooked by Whalley Nab, a large picturesque wooded hill over the river from the village....
and Blackburn. He went into partnership with Roger Cunliffe. In 1792 they founded Cunliffe Brooks Bank
Cunliffe, Brooks
Cunliffe, Brooks and Co. was a bank founded in Blackburn, Lancashire, England in 1792. In 1819, Samuel Brooks, son of one of the founders, opened a branch of the bank in Manchester. In the 1820s, a second generation Cunliffe opened a London house, at 29 Lombard Street...
at Blackburn but at first manufacturing was the main activity.
Sources
- R S Sayers, R S: Lloyds Bank in the History of English Banking, OUP 1957, page 331.
- Brackenbury, Allan: The Road from Brooklands Station, Journal of the Railway and Canal History Society, Vol 31, Pt 4, No. 156, pp 170–174 (Nov 1993)