Branches International Westminster Bank

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international westminster bank s foreign currency deposit , loan trading floor @ 52-53 threadneedle street, london in 1981.


the bank opened following branches between formation in 1913 , closure in 1989:



london (1913)
paris (1913)
bordeaux (1917)
lyons (1918)
marseilles (1918)
nantes (1919)
madrid (1917)
barcelona (1917)
antwerp (1919)
brussels (1919)
bilbao (1919)
valencia (1920)
nice (1970)
frankfurt (1972)






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