📌 Ruthwell, Dumfries & Galloway
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🛠️ Museum closed since Covid-19 pandemic, but now under new ownership with reopening scheduled for 2024 in a new, nearby location (checked April 2024)
It sounds unlikely, but the tiny village of Ruthwell in southern Scotland was the location of the world’s first savings bank accessible to ordinary people, opening in 1810. The original bank is now a small but interesting museum, with displays about the history of the bank and the man behind it: Reverend Henry Duncan, minister at the local parish church.
🌍 Location
📌 East end of Ruthwell village
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NY 102674
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 54.992937,-3.405279
🚌 Infrequent bus to Ruthwell
🚗 Street parking
📝 Key info
⌚ Tuesday to Saturday, April to September; Thursday to Saturday, October to March
🎫 Free
🔗 savingsbanksmuseum.co.uk – website down at time of update
