' s ▁depos its ▁were ▁£ 7   mill ion . ▁compared ▁with ▁Par r ' s ▁£ 3 1   mill ion , ▁making ▁the ▁en larg ed ▁bank ▁the ▁sixth ▁largest ▁joint ▁stock ▁bank ▁in ▁England . ▁ ▁B ought ▁by ▁“ West min ster ” ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁Par r ' s ▁had ▁almost ▁ 4 0 0 ▁branches ▁and ▁sub - branch es . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Par r ' s ▁agreed ▁to ▁am alg am ate ▁with ▁the ▁London ▁County ▁and ▁West min ster ▁Bank . ▁The ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Par r ' s ▁made ▁the ▁case : ▁ ▁“ We ▁gain ▁access ▁to ▁a ▁very ▁large ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁Home ▁Count ies . ▁They ▁gain ▁a ▁first - class ▁introduction ▁to ▁Lanc ash ire ▁and ▁to ▁such ▁leading ▁towns ▁in ▁the ▁Mid lands ▁as ▁Le ic ester ▁and ▁Derby ▁and ▁a ▁very ▁valuable ▁connection ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁of ▁England .” ▁The ▁en larg ed ▁bank ▁was ▁renamed ▁London ▁County ▁West min ster ▁and ▁Par r ' s ▁Bank . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ro yal ▁Bank ▁of ▁Scotland ▁Group ▁Category : Def unct ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : W arr ington ▁Category : B anks ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 2 ▁Category : B anks ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Category : 1 7 8 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain <0x0A> </s> ▁EU CO