Midland Bank [SEP] dissolved or abolished
the name Midland Bank Ltd was adopted in 1923. By 1934, it was the largest deposit bank in the world. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange, and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, but in June 1992, it was taken over by HSBC Holdings plc, who phased out the Midland Bank name by June 1999, in favour of HSBC Bank.
On 10 June 2015, HSBC announced that it would be rebranding its branches in the United Kingdom. HSBC chairman Douglas Flint described the
Charles Gabriel Beale
Charles Gabriel Beale JP (10 May 1843–1 Sep 1912), third son of William John Beale, was four times Lord Mayor of Birmingham.
Biography.
Beale lived at Maple Bank, Edgbaston, Birmingham and Bryntirion, Dolgelly, Wales. He was a member of Beale and Co. of London and Birmingham, solicitors to the Midland Railway, a director of the London City and Midland Bank, and chairman of the South Staffordshire Waterworks Company. He served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham