Heywood's Bank

Benjamin had been a partner in Heywood's Bank, Liverpool which he had established in 1773 with his brother Arthur.

He later brought his four sons into the firm when they came of age: Oliver, Arthur, Edward and Charles.

Benjamin retired in 1860, leaving his sons to run the firm, which they renamed ‘Heywood Brothers & Co’.

[3] Before Benjamin Arthur and Nathaniel Haywood became bankers, they were merchants that built their wealth from profits gained by the Atlantic Slave Trade.

Their involvement with the slave trade lasted from 1752 to the parliamentary abolition of slavery in 1807[4] The bank was opened in Exchange Street, Manchester in 1788.