History
The bank is now 100% owned by Camellia Plc, but it can trace its origins back to two Scottish businessmen, Alexander Lawrie and Walter Duncan, who travelled to Calcutta in the mid-19th century to make their fortunes as general merchants. Their businesses were merged in 1967.
The bank has several offices across the United Kingdom, including a branch in Bristol, a country estate in Kent, and international banking, investment and fiduciary business in the Isle of Man as well as its head office in Belgravia, London. Duncan Lawrie also recently opened a representative office in Kolkata, offering banking and investment management services to private clients resident in India.
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