Barclays origins can be traced back to a modest business
founded in the late 17th Century in the heart of
London's financial district. At that time, the
streets of the City of London may not have been paved
with gold, but they were filled with goldsmith-bankers.
They provided monarchs and merchants with the money they
needed to fund their ventures around the world.
One such business was founded by John Freame and his
partner Thomas Gould in Lombard Street in 1690. The name
Barclay became associated with the company in 1736, when
James Barclay - who had married John Freame's daughter -
became a partner.
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