A History of Banks for Savings in Great Britain and Ireland

"A History of Banks for Savings in Great Britain and Ireland" by William Lewins is a late 19th-century history book that tells the story of how savings banks grew to be important in the UK and Ireland. The book looks at how these banks started, changed over time, and became meaningful, along with government actions relating to them. It explains how the banks affected the lives of working-class people and promoted saving. The author starts by saying he wants to record the history of these banks because, even though they did a lot for society, not much has been written about them. Lewins talks about early tries to get poorer people in England to save money, pointing out different people and efforts. The book hints at a careful study of how savings banks became useful for people, especially workers, to become financially secure by saving carefully.