ners hip ▁names ▁changed ▁and ▁the ▁firm ▁was ▁various ly ▁known ▁as ▁Par r ▁& ▁Co , ▁and ▁Par r , ▁Lyon ; ▁more ▁col lo qu ial ly ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁W arr ington ▁Bank . ▁ ▁Par r ' s ▁remained ▁essentially ▁a ▁local ▁bank ▁with ▁offices ▁in ▁W arr ington , ▁R unc orn ▁and ▁St ▁Hel ens ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁when ▁the ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁joint ▁stock ▁bank ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Par r ' s ▁Bank ing ▁Company . ▁ ▁Hel ped ▁by ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁ac quis itions , ▁including ▁the ▁National ▁Bank ▁of ▁Liverpool , ▁Par r ' s ▁built ▁up ▁its ▁presence ▁in ▁Ch esh ire , ▁Lanc ash ire ▁and ▁Staff ord shire ; ▁by ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 2 ▁branches ▁and ▁ 2 1 ▁sub - branch es . ▁ ▁The ▁Bank ' s ▁most ▁important ▁strateg ic ▁move ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁when ▁it ▁purchased ▁the ▁small ▁London ▁bank ▁of ▁Full er , ▁Ban bury , ▁N ix ▁& ▁Co . ▁This ▁gave ▁Par r ' s ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁London ▁Clear ing ▁House ▁and , ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁nearby ▁Bank ▁of ▁Liverpool ▁it ▁immediately ▁moved ▁the ▁head ▁office ▁down ▁to ▁London . ▁With ▁Full er ▁giving ▁the ▁Bank ▁an ▁initial ▁London ▁presence , ▁the ▁subst ance ▁was ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁the ▁Alliance ▁Bank ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁The ▁Alliance ▁had ▁emer