The Collection of British and Irish Banknotes formed by the Late Edward Barnby

British Provincial, Wiltshire, Marlborough, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Five Pounds, 11 October 1817, no. 19304, for King, Gosling & Tanner, signed by John Gosling (Outing 1404E; Grant 1923C). Pinholes, trimmed and a piece missing from lower left corner, otherwise very good, scarce £150-200

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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The Marlborough Old Bank, founded in 1791, was reconstituted on 1 January 1811 as a partnership between Stephen King, who lived at Overton, John Gosling (†1839, aged 75), William Tanner (†1847), of Blackland House, near Calne and Robert Griffiths, a solicitor in Marlborough. They issued a number of shilling and sixpence tokens dated 1811. The bank had ceased to exist by 1853