"Bank of Scotland wants to do a deal with somebody," he continued.

"Bank of Scotland has been very helpful to this business," he says.

From 1885 to 1914 it was second only in size to the Bank of Scotland.

A spokesman for Bank of Scotland could not be reached.

In 1999 it was purchased by the Bank of Scotland.

There is also a Bank of Scotland branch in the north west corner.

Royal Bank of Scotland is down almost 3%, a 1.2p fall to 41.4p.

The Bank of Scotland name was to be retained for business banking.

The Bank of Scotland acknowledged there could be transition problems.

How the Bank of Scotland wrote off £2m over a golf equipment lease company.