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Latest acquisition two Bank notes from the Gloucester Old Bank.
Both cashed on the 12th June 1815 (6 days before the Battle of Waterloo) at the Kings Head Inn.
The Kings Head was a Coaching Inn in Gloucester.
Both cashed on the 12th June 1815 (6 days before the Battle of Waterloo) at the Kings Head Inn.
The Kings Head was a Coaching Inn in Gloucester.
The owner of this Bank was an eccentric gent named James (Jemmy) Wood.
He was known as the Gloucester Miser.
He may have been the inspiration for Charles Dickens Scrooge.
The Bank stood in Westgate St in a timber frame medieval building.
He was known as the Gloucester Miser.
He may have been the inspiration for Charles Dickens Scrooge.
The Bank stood in Westgate St in a timber frame medieval building.
Jemmy wore the same old clothes for years and when travelling to London one time he took offence at a gentleman laughing at his appearance.
He bet the man 5 pounds that when they arrived in London he could enter a Bank and cash 10,000 pounds.
He won the bet.
He bet the man 5 pounds that when they arrived in London he could enter a Bank and cash 10,000 pounds.
He won the bet.
He died in 1836 leaving (for the times) a vast fortune, but his will was so complicated it took years to sort out and a lot of money went in costs.
This also may have been an inspiration for Dickens Bleak House (Jarndyce & Jarndyce)
This also may have been an inspiration for Dickens Bleak House (Jarndyce & Jarndyce)
Lots of interesting anecdotes in this book I bought for a couple of pounds on the internet also found things of interest on @BNArchive .
So pretty pleased with my purchase.
(His fortune would have been worth about 146 million pounds today).
So pretty pleased with my purchase.
(His fortune would have been worth about 146 million pounds today).
