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tailor where it remained for twenty years before relocating to a hat shop. Finally, a purpose-built independent office was established in the town in 1883. By 1885 the bank total deposits had risen to £20,000 (£3 million in 2023) and within a decade this figure increased ten-fold to £200,000 (£29 million in 2023). At the same time the number of customers more than quadrupled from 1,100 to 4,600. Deposits continued to double every decade such that by 1916 they had reached the £1 million mark (£86 million in 2023).
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and Ewan Brown each provided £1 million. Soutar stated that "Airdrie
Savings Bank represents what Scottish banks once stood for – security of funds, a focus on savings and outstanding personal service". He went on to say that: "We believe the mutual principle is fundamental to the integrity of
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During the First World War the bank continued to expand, opening new branches in
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The first account was opened on 21 January 1835 with a deposit of £2 10s and by the end of 1835 a total of £355 had been deposited (over £44,000 in 2023). The first branch was opened in the
Session House of a local church but the church closed in 1841 and the bank moved to the shop premises of a
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minister); and James Knox (a local hat and cap manufacturer). The first board of directors included several weavers, a blacksmith, a schoolmaster, a stonemason, a tailor and a salesman. Indeed, the blacksmith was vice-president of the bank for over twenty years.
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in 1810. Duncan's model was rapidly adopted across
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