James Dixon and Ulverston Savings Bank blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Ulverston Savings Bank. This elegant building was erected in 1838, on "the site of the late Mr James Dixon's garden at the corner of Market Street and Union Street, at a price of £200 for the land." The clock, erected in 1845, "has the hours and quarters struck upon three bells of which the largest weighs 14cwt". In 1901, Ulverston Urban District Council took over the bank clock at a nominal rent of 5/- per annum to keep it in repair. Recorded plaque organisation: Ulverston Town Council.

James Dixon was a local landowner whose garden was purchased for the construction of the Ulverston Savings Bank in 1838, contributing to the town's financial infrastructure and architectural landscape.