Wem High Street - No 39-41

Year Owner/Occupier Property Useage 1850 The National Provincial Bank of England Co. Draw on London Joint Stock Bank Manager: John Lloyd 1881 National Provincial Bank Manager Thomas Steeple 1890 National Provincial Bank Manager: Thomas McLachlan Ronald 1934 National Provincial Bank Manager: Hy. Ward Jacobs 1940 National Provincial Bank Manager: E Johnson- Manager 1995 National Provincial Bank - 2011-2016 National Westminster Bank -

Wem's oldest bank has occupied its current site since the mid 19th century. The National Provincial bank. That institution was founded in 1830 and a branch opened in Wem soon afterwards. It was merged with the National Westminster Bank in 1970.The manager used to live 'above the shop' and behind the bank is his garden. In 2016, RBS, parent company of National Westminster, decided to stop providing a service to small town customers and closed ints Wem branch.This was followed by the branches in WEitchurch and Ellesmere, meaning that a formerly respected local institution now required its customers to travel to its branch near the market hall in Shrewsbury to obtain personal service.

National Provincial staff in 1918