National Provincial Bank National Provincial Bank National Provincial Bank was a British retail bank which operated in England and Wales from 1833 until 1970 when it was merged into the National Westminster Bank. It continued to exist as a dormant non-trading company until 2016 when it was voluntarily struck off the register and dissolved. Considered one of the "Big Five," the National Provincial Bank expanded during the 19th and 20th centuries and took over a number of smaller banking companies. It was based on Bishopsgate, at the thoroughfare's junction with Threadneedle Street, in London. The National Provincial Bank played a unique role in
Ambas Bay Trading Company Ambas Bay Trading Company Ambas Bay Trading Company was a British company which operated in Cameroon between 1884 and 1920. It was one of the smaller companies that preceded the United African Company. It also operated under the name in Fernando Po until 1970. The firm was founded in November 1888 by Walter Woodin in partnership with Benjamin Bullock. Woodin served as the manager and also managed his own firm, W.D. Woodin and Co. The company's activities was concentrated in Victoria and Santa Isabel, Fernando Po, operation began at a time Germany colonized Kamerun and the firm had to compete