The Colman family were quakers and so were the Gurney family. Gurney Bank was founded in 1770 and then merged into Barclays Bank in 1896. I didn’t realise that their ancestry can be traced back to Hugh de Gournay who accompanied William the Conqueror to England. The original bank was located in Pitt Street and then moved to Bank Plain by late 18th century. Elizabeth Fry (the prison reformer) was the daughter of John Gurney. Their houses included Earlham Hall (rented from the Bacon family), Keswick Hall near Norwich, as well as Heggatt Hall and North Runcton. To find out more information please select the following link:
https://keswickhallcollege.co.uk/gallery/guerny%20family,%20former%20owners%20of%20kh.pdf
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