Catalogue description Post Office Savings Bank and Department: Stock Register Files

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Reference: NSC 12
Title: Post Office Savings Bank and Department: Stock Register Files
Description:

Records relating to the Government Stock Register, established in 1880 within the Post Office Savings Bank. Its name was changed to the Post Office Register in 1929 and to the National Savings Stock Register in 1969. Until 1920 the Register included holdings of Trustee Savings Bank depositors.

Date: 1879-1971
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department for National Savings, National Savings Stock Register, 1969-

Post Office Savings Department, 1861-1969

Physical description: 347 files and volumes
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure
Administrative / biographical background:

Since 1920 the register has been in two distinct portions, one being in respect of Trustee Savings Banks, the other under the control of, until 1969, the Postmaster General, and since, the Director of Savings. These records do not cover the Trustee Savings Bank portion.

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