ged ▁from ▁the ▁financial ▁reconst ruction ▁which ▁had ▁seen ▁it ▁lose ▁its ▁Liverpool ▁and ▁Manchester ▁offices ▁and ▁now ▁had ▁ 1 2 ▁branches ▁in ▁London ; ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁Alliance ' s ▁importance ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Bank ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Par r ' s ▁Bank ing ▁Company ▁and ▁the ▁Alliance ▁Bank . ▁Other ▁smaller ▁London ▁banks ▁were ▁acquired ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁it ▁bought ▁the ▁Cons olid ated ▁Bank , ▁only ▁slightly ▁smaller ▁than ▁the ▁Alliance , ▁but ▁this ▁time ▁a ▁London ▁bank ▁with ▁branches ▁in ▁Manchester . ▁At ▁that ▁point , ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁Par r ' s ▁Bank . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁also ▁saw ▁Par r ' s ▁emb ark ▁on ▁ac quis itions ▁in ▁the ▁mid lands ▁and ▁the ▁south ▁west , ▁important ▁ones ▁being ▁P are ' s ▁Le ic esters hire ▁Bank ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁C rom pton ▁and ▁Evans ’ ▁Union ▁Bank ▁of ▁Derby ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁However , ▁its ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁ac quisition ▁was ▁St uck ey ' s ▁Bank ▁( 1 9 0 9 ) ▁( the ▁" S om erset shire ▁Bank ") ▁which ▁" w ield ed ▁great ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁largest ▁note ▁circul ation ▁of ▁any ▁bank ▁in ▁England ▁outside ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁England ". ▁ ▁St uck ey ' s ▁Bank ▁ ▁Samuel ▁St uck ey ▁was ▁a ▁general ▁merchant ▁based ▁in