How far does the apple fall from the tree? The size of English bank branch networks in the nineteenth century

Newton, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1453-8824 and Barnes, V. (2018) How far does the apple fall from the tree? The size of English bank branch networks in the nineteenth century. Business History, 60 (4). pp. 447-473. ISSN 0007-6791 doi: 10.1080/00076791.2017.1323883

Abstract/Summary

After the Bank Charter Act in 1833, English banks could branch nationally without legal or geographical restriction. It has been previously thought that despite this freedom, early English joint-stock banks predominantly began as single units. Drawing upon a new dataset, this article maps the growth of branch banking, the size of bank networks and their geographical location and spread. It demonstrates that banks pursued branching strategies against the intentions of regulators and were successful in forming large and complex networks. However, ultimately, the majority settled for local, district and multi-regional structures, as opposed to national structures.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-pure-test.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/66819
Identification Number/DOI	10.1080/00076791.2017.1323883
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Henley Business School > International Business and Strategy Central Services
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