47-558: Earlham can refer to the following places: Earlham, Norfolk , England Earlham Hall , a historic house in Norfolk, England Earlham Road , Norwich, England Earlham, Iowa , United States Earlham College , a liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana, United States Earlham Institute , a research institute in genomics and bioinformatics in Norfolk, England Earlham Cemetery ,
94-663: A Quaker , and Thomas Gould, started trading as goldsmith bankers in Lombard Street, London . The name "Barclays" became associated with the business in 1736, when Freame's son-in-law James Barclay became a partner. In 1728, the bank moved to 54 Lombard Street, identified by the "Sign of the Black Spread Eagle ", which in subsequent years would become a core part of the bank's visual identity. The Barclay family were connected with slavery, both as proponents and opponents. David and Alexander Barclay were engaged in
141-520: A 4:1 share split. In 2003, Barclays bought the American credit card company Juniper Bank from CIBC , re-branding it as "Barclays Bank Delaware". The same year saw the acquisition of Banco Zaragozano, the 11th-largest Spanish bank. Barclays took over sponsorship of the Premier League from Barclaycard in 2004. In May 2005, Barclays moved its group headquarters from Lombard Street in
188-796: A Barclay, was admitted, and the business then became "Barclay, Bevan, Bening and Tritton". In 1896, twelve houses in London and the English provinces, notably Goslings and Sharpe , Backhouse's Bank of Darlington and Gurney's Bank of Norwich (the latter two of which also had their roots in Quaker families), united to form Barclays and Co., a joint-stock bank, which at its formation held around one quarter of deposits in English private banks. Between 1905 and 1916, Barclays extended its branch network by making acquisitions of small English banks. Further expansion followed in 1918 when Barclays amalgamated with
235-653: A group holding company, renamed Barclays Group Plc, and UK retail banking was integrated under the former BBI, and renamed Barclays Bank PLC from Barclays Bank Limited . In response to the Big Bang on the London Stock Exchange , in 1986 Barclays bought UK stockbroker de Zoete & Bevan and jobbing firm Wedd Durlacher (formerly Wedd Jefferson). They were merged with Barclays Merchant Bank to form Barclays de Zoete Wedd (BZW). Also that year Barclays sold its South African business operating under
282-558: A historic cemetery adjacent to Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, United States Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Earlham . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Earlham&oldid=1062293443 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
329-761: A school while the council built new accommodation in West Earlham. In October 1963, Earlham Hall and its gardens became the home of the newly opened University of East Anglia . The Vice-Chancellor and administration were based in Earlham Hall. It later housed the Norwich Law School. Following major refurbishment and restoration (at a cost of around £8 million ), the Law School returned to Earlham Hall in March 2014 after four years being located in
376-401: A smiling meadow, grass of the richest decks the side of the slope; mighty trees also adorn it, giant elms, the nearest of which, when the sun is nigh its meridian, fling a broad shadow upon the face of the ancient brick of an old English Hall. It has a stately look, that old building, indistinctly seen, as it is, among the umbrageous trees. Percy Lubbock (1879-1965), art critic and biographer,
423-555: A stake to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation . Only 19% of shareholders took up their rights leaving investors China Development Bank and Qatar Investment Authority with increased holdings in the bank. Reuters reported in October 2008 that the British government would inject £40 billion (US$ 69 billion) into three banks including Barclays, which might seek over £7 billion. Barclays later confirmed that it rejected
470-524: Is a British multinational universal bank , headquartered in London , England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services. Barclays traces its origins to the goldsmith banking business established in the City of London in 1690. James Barclay became a partner in the business in 1736. In 1896, twelve banks in London and
517-587: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Earlham Hall Earlham Hall is a country house in Norfolk , England . It is located just to the west of the city of Norwich , on Earlham Road , on the outskirts of the village of Earlham. For generations it was the home of the Gurney family . The Gurneys were known as bankers and social activists; prison reformer Elizabeth Fry grew up at Earlham Hall. When
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#1732775851531564-761: The Bank of Scotland in exchange for a 25% stake, a transaction that became effective from 1971. Barclays DCO changed its name to Barclays Bank International in 1971. From 1972 until 1980, a minority stake in Banca Barclays Castellini SpA, Milan was owned by the Castellini family. In 1980, Barclays Bank International acquired the remaining stake in Barclays Castellini from the Castellini family. In August 1975, following
611-795: The Barclays National Bank name after protests against Barclays' involvement in South Africa and its apartheid government. Barclays introduced the Connect card in June 1987, the first debit card in the United Kingdom. In 1988, Barclays sold Barclays Bank of California, which at that time was the 17th-largest bank in California measured by assets, to Wells Fargo for US$ 125 million in cash. Edgar Pearce ,
658-808: The City of London to One Churchill Place in Canary Wharf . Also in 2005 Barclays sealed a £2.6bn takeover of Absa Group Limited , South Africa's largest retail bank, acquiring a 54% stake on 27 July 2005. Then in 2006, Barclays purchased the HomEq Servicing Corporation for US$ 469 million in cash from Wachovia Corp. That year also saw the acquisition of the financial website CompareTheLoan and Barclays announcing plans to rebrand Woolwich branches as Barclays, migrating Woolwich customers onto Barclays accounts and migrating back-office processes onto Barclays systems—the Woolwich brand
705-704: The London, Provincial and South Western Bank , and in 1919, when the British Linen Bank was acquired by Barclays, although the British Linen Bank retained a separate board of directors and continued to issue its own banknotes (see Banknotes of the pound sterling ). In 1925, the Colonial Bank , National Bank of South Africa and the Anglo-Egyptian Bank were amalgamated and Barclays operated its overseas operations under
752-494: The University of East Anglia was founded in 1963, the building became its administrative centre, and it now serves as the law school. Earlham Hall was built in 1642 by Robert Houghton. By the eighteenth century it was occupied by Nockold Tompson , a brewer who was Mayor of Norwich in 1759–60. When he farmed at Earlham Hall his crop-yield experiments were praised by Arthur Young in his Farmer's Calendar of 1771. Also in
799-404: The secondary banking crash , Barclays acquired Mercantile Credit Company. Barclays Bank International expanded its business in 1980 to include commercial credit and took over American Credit Corporation, renaming it Barclays American Corporation. During 1985 Barclays Bank and Barclays Bank International merged, and as part of the corporate reorganisation the former Barclays Bank plc became
846-512: The "Mardi Gra Bomber", began a terror campaign against the bank and the supermarket chain Sainsbury's in 1994. Barclays bought Wells Fargo Nikko Investment Advisors (WFNIA) in 1996 and merged it with BZW Investment Management to form Barclays Global Investors . Bob Diamond took charge of the investment banking businesses that year. Two years later, in 1998, the BZW business was broken up and
893-527: The 1990s, Barclays helped to fund President Robert Mugabe 's government in Zimbabwe . The most controversial of a set of loans provided by Barclays was the £30 million it gave to help sustain land reforms that saw Mugabe seize white-owned farmland and drive more than 100,000 black workers from their homes. Opponents have called the bank's involvement a "disgrace" and an "insult" to the millions who have suffered human rights abuses. A Barclays spokesman said
940-641: The 2nd and 3rd positions, respectively. Barclays operates in over 40 countries, employs over 80,000 people and is the fifth largest bank in Europe by total assets. Barclays UK comprises the British retail banking operations, consumer credit card business, wealth management business, and corporate banking for small, medium and large-sized businesses in the UK. Barclays International consists of Barclays Corporate and Investment Bank (formerly known as Barclays Capital ) and
987-653: The Blackdale building. In May 2015, the grounds of Earlham Hall were used as a backstage area for artists performing at Radio 1's Big Weekend at Earlham Park . The University of East Anglia communications team used part of the Hall, and Taylor Swift , among others, used another part as a dressing room before performing. 52°37′32″N 1°14′12″E / 52.6255°N 1.2366°E / 52.6255; 1.2366 Barclays Bank Barclays plc ( / ˈ b ɑːr k l i z / , occasionally /- l eɪ z / )
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#17327758515311034-583: The British-based bank during World War II. Barclays, along with seven French banks, was named in a lawsuit filed in New York on behalf of Jews who were unable to reclaim money they deposited during the Nazi era. In an unusual move as part of the trend at the time for free ISPs , Barclays launched an internet service in 1999 called Barclays.net. This entity was acquired by British Telecom in 2001. In
1081-710: The Consumer, Cards & Payments business. The investment banking business provides advisory, financing and risk management services to large companies, institutions and government clients. It is a primary dealer in Gilts , U.S. Treasury securities and various European Government bonds . The bank's name has never included an apostrophe (Barclay's) in its spelling. It was first registered in 1896 as "Barclay and Company, Limited", changed to "Barclays Bank Limited" in 1917 and to "Barclays Bank PLC" in 1982. Barclays traces its origins back to 17 November 1690, when John Freame ,
1128-722: The EU rules do not apply to its 67%-owned Zimbabwean subsidiary because it was incorporated outside the EU. In August 2000, Barclays took over the recently de-mutualised Woolwich PLC, formerly the Woolwich Building Society, in a £5.4 billion acquisition. Woolwich thus joined the Barclays group of companies, and the Woolwich name was retained after the acquisition. The company's head office remained in Bexleyheath , south-east London , four miles (6 km) from
1175-477: The English provinces, including Goslings Bank , Backhouse's Bank and Gurney, Peckover and Company , united as a joint-stock bank under the name Barclays and Co. Over the following decades, Barclays expanded to become a nationwide bank. In 1967, Barclays deployed the world's first cash dispenser . Barclays has made numerous corporate acquisitions, including of London, Provincial and South Western Bank in 1918, British Linen Bank in 1919, Mercantile Credit in 1975,
1222-541: The Equity and Corporate Finance Divisions were sold to Credit Suisse First Boston : Barclays retained the debt-focused Fixed Income business and Structured Capital Markets which formed the foundation of the rebranded Barclays Capital ( BarCap ). Barclays Capital had offices in over 29 countries and employed over 20,000 people, with over 7,000 people working in its IT division. In 1998, Barclays Bank agreed to pay $ 3.6m to Jews whose assets were seized from French branches of
1269-716: The Government's offer and would instead raise £6.5 billion of new capital (£2 billion by cancellation of dividend and £4.5 billion from private investors). Barclays launched a further round of capital raising, approved by special resolution on 24 November 2008, as part of its overall plan to achieve higher capital targets set by the UK's Financial Services Authority to ensure it would remain independent. Barclays raised £7 billion from investors from Abu Dhabi and Qatar. Existing Barclays shareholders complained they were not offered full pre-emption rights in this round of capital raising, even threatening to revolt at
1316-404: The UK government, which was offered to boost its capital ratio. Barclays believed that "maintaining its independence from government was in the best interests of its shareholders". In July 2008, Barclays attempted to raise £4.5 billion through a non-traditional rights issue to shore up its weakened Tier 1 capital ratio , which involved a rights offer to existing shareholders and the sale of
1363-625: The US. However, a Barclays spokesman denied the rumours. In February 2008, Barclays bought the credit card brand Goldfish for US$ 70 million gaining 1.7 million customers, and US$ 3.9 billion in receivables. Barclays also bought a controlling stake in the Russian retail bank Expobank for US$ 745 million. Later in the year Barclays commenced its Pakistan operations with initial funding of US$ 100 million. Barclays sought to raise capital privately, avoiding direct equity investment from
1410-856: The Woolwich in 2000 and the North American operations of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Barclays has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index . It has a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange . It is considered a systemically important bank by the Financial Stability Board . According to a 2011 paper, Barclays was the most powerful transnational corporation in terms of ownership and thus corporate control over global financial stability and market competition , with Axa and State Street Corporation taking
1457-529: The bank has had customers in Zimbabwe for decades and abandoning them now would make matters worse, "We are committed to continuing to provide a service to those customers in what is clearly a difficult operating environment". Barclays also provided two of Mugabe's associates with bank accounts, ignoring European Union sanctions on Zimbabwe. The men are Elliot Manyika and minister of public service Nicholas Goche. Barclays has defended its position by insisting that
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1504-559: The bank volunteered the names of Jewish employees, as well as ceding an estimated one hundred Jewish bank accounts to the German occupiers. The Paris branch used its funds to increase the operational power of a large quarry that helped produce steel for the Germans. There was no evidence of contact between the head office in London and the branch in Paris during the occupation. Marcel Cheradame
1551-497: The closure of their operation in Peterborough and its re-siting to Glasgow, laying off nearly 900 members of staff. On 30 August 2007, Barclays was forced to borrow £1.6 billion (US$ 3.2 billion) from the Bank of England sterling standby facility. This is made available as a last-resort when banks are unable to settle their debts to other banks at the end of daily trading. Despite rumours about liquidity at Barclays,
1598-547: The consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland Group free to proceed with its counter-bid for ABN AMRO. To help finance its bid for ABN AMRO, Barclays sold a 3.1% stake to China Development Bank and a 3% stake to Temasek Holdings , the investment arm of the Singaporean government. Also in 2007, Barclays agreed to purchase Equifirst Corporation from Regions Financial Corporation for US$ 225 million. That year also saw Barclays Personal Investment Management announcing
1645-513: The eighteenth century it was in the ownership of the Bacon family; Edward Bacon M.P. built a "handsome, long, and lofty" dining room. He died in 1786 and ownership descended to a Mr Bacon Frank of Campsall in Yorkshire . At this juncture the house was rented to the Gurney family , an arrangement which persisted for well over a century, "perhaps one of the oldest tenancies known for a mansion of
1692-560: The extraordinary meeting. Sheikh Mansour and Qatar Holding agreed to open up £500 million of their new holdings of reserve capital instruments for clawback . Existing investors now took this up. Bob Diamond led the effort to purchase the North American business of Lehman Brothers after its bankruptcy in September 2008, securing Barclays a presence in U.S. Equities and Investment Banking. On 16 September 2008, Barclays announced its agreement to purchase, subject to regulatory approval,
1739-463: The family - and Susannah Taylor , all three being Bluestockings . George Borrow (1803-1881), author and traveller, used as a boy to fish the River Yare near Earlham Hall. On one occasion he was caught by Joseph John Gurney, who later invited the boy to his home to see his books. In his autobiographical novel Lavengro Borrow recalls Earlham Hall; On the right side is a green level,
1786-426: The loan was necessary due to a technical problem with their computerised settlement network. A Barclays spokesman was quoted as saying "There are no liquidity issues in the U.K markets. Barclays itself is flush with liquidity." On 9 November 2007, Barclays shares dropped 9% and were even temporarily suspended for a short period of time, due to rumours of a £4.8 billion (US$ 10 billion) exposure to bad debts in
1833-498: The name Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas)—Barclays DCO. In 1938, Barclays acquired the first Indian exchange bank, the Central Exchange Bank of India, which had opened in London in 1936 with the sponsorship of Central Bank of India . In 1941, during the German occupation of France , a branch of Barclays in Paris, headed by Marcel Cheradame, worked directly with the invading force. Senior officials at
1880-522: The original head office in Woolwich . Barclays closed 171 branches in the UK in 2001, many of them in rural communities: Barclays called itself "The Big Bank", but this name was quickly given a low profile after a series of embarrassing PR stunts. On 31 October 2001, Barclays and CIBC agreed to combine their Caribbean operations to establish a joint venture company known as FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB). In April 2002, Barclays enacted
1927-564: The size, though very frequent In the case of farmhouses". The Gurneys were influential and wealthy Quakers who established the bank bearing their name in 1770. (The family became sufficiently well known to be mentioned in Gilbert and Sullivan 's 1875 comic opera Trial by Jury : a character describes his accumulation of wealth until "at length I became as rich as the Gurneys". Gurney's Bank merged into Barclays in 1896.) Earlham Hall
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1974-457: The slave trade in 1756. David Barclay of Youngsbury (1729–1809), on the other hand, was a noted abolitionist , and Verene Shepherd , the Jamaican historian of diaspora studies , singles out the case of how he chose to free his slaves in that colony . In 1776, the firm was styled "Barclay, Bevan and Bening" and remained so until 1785, when another partner, John Tritton, who had married
2021-519: The world's first cash machine , in Enfield ; Barclays Bank, Enfield . The British actor Reg Varney was the first person to use the machine. In 1969, a planned merger with Martins Bank and Lloyds Bank was blocked by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission , but the acquisition of Martins Bank on its own was later permitted. Also that year, the British Linen Bank subsidiary was sold to
2068-553: Was associated with Earlham Hall. He was the son of the merchant banker Frederic Lubbock and his wife Catherine, daughter of John Gurney (1809–1856). Lubbock spent his childhood summer holidays at his mother's family home; his memoir Earlham (1922) won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize . The Hall was used as council and nurses accommodation before the war, and provided maternity beds when bombs smashed Norwich's maternity home in June 1942. It also housed
2115-514: Was kept as the branch manager until he retired in the sixties. In May 1958, Barclays was the first UK bank to appoint a female bank manager. Hilda Harding managed Barclays' Hanover Square branch in London until her retirement in 1970. In 1965, Barclays established a US affiliate, Barclays Bank of California, in San Francisco . Barclays launched the first credit card in the UK, Barclaycard , in 1966. On 27 June 1967, Barclays deployed
2162-493: Was the home of John Gurney (1749-1809) and his wife Catherine Bell (1755–1794). They had 13 children, including the bankers Samuel Gurney and Daniel Gurney , the social reformers Elizabeth Fry and Joseph John Gurney , and Louisa Hoare , the writer on education. Another sister, Hannah, married Sir Fowell Buxton , MP, brewer, and abolitionist. The Gurneys welcomed visitors and friends at Earlham Hall including Anna Laetitia Barbauld , Amelia Opie - an intimate friend of
2209-833: Was to be used for Barclays mortgages. Barclays also exited retail-banking operations in the Caribbean-region which extended as far back as 1837 through selling of its joint venture stake in FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB) to CIBC for between $ 989 million and $ 1.08 billion. In March 2007, Barclays announced plans to merge with ABN AMRO , the largest bank in the Netherlands. However, on 5 October 2007 Barclays announced that it had abandoned its bid, citing inadequate support by ABN shareholders. Fewer than 80% of shares had been tendered to Barclays' cash-and-shares offer. This left
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