<page_title> List of oldest banks in continuous operation </page_title> <section_title> Banks established in the 17th century </section_title> <table> <cell> 1694 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Bank of England <col_header> Company </col_header> </cell> <cell> United Kingdom <col_header> Country (modern) </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1695 <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> Bank of Scotland <col_header> Company </col_header> </cell> <cell> United Kingdom <col_header> Country (modern) </col_header> </cell> </table>
With a history dating to the 17th century, Bank of Scotland is one of the oldest surviving bank in the United Kingdom along with the Bank of England that was established one year earlier.