Pease' Bank

The very first bank in Yorkshire was established in 1754 at 18 High Street, the residence of the Pease family. Joseph Peace's banking business, an extension of his mercantile practice, the bank was known as Pease's Old Bank, York Union Bank and, ultimately, as Barclays Bank. The Pease family home was demolished in 1950, but the Pease Warehouse of 1745 and 1760 has been converted into residential accommodation.

The plaque is on a car-park wall (part of the original bank?) at the northern end of High Street in Hull.