National Provident Institution bronze plaque

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# 48 Gracechurch Street Standing before this plaque in the heart of the City, you're witnessing the story of an institution's remarkable persistence through nearly two centuries of London's transformation. When the National Provident Institution relocated here from cramped Nicholas Lane in March 18...

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48 Gracechurch Street

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The National Provident Institution opened for business in one room in Nicholas Lane on 30th November 1835 and moved to 48 Gracechuch Street in March 1843 A new building was erected on the site of Nos 48, 49 and 50 and opened on 15 December 1862 That building with No. 3 Eastcheap was demolished at the end of 1958 and the Institution returned to this building in August 1960