British Provincial, Lancashire, Rochdale, Rochdale Bank, Five Pounds, 4 May 1863, no. 8402, for Clement Royds & Co, signed by William Royds (Outing 1807F; Grant 2436B). Toned around borders, probably from framing, otherwise good very fine to extremely fine, scarce £300-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British and Irish Banknotes formed by the Late Edward Barnby.

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Printed by Rowe, Kentish & Co. The business was sold by Clement Molyneux Royds, grandson of Clement Royds (†1854), who acquired the bank in 1827, to the Manchester & Salford Bank in 1881 for £43,000; subsequently it became Williams Deacons bank Ltd and later part of Royal Bank of Scotland