About Henry Duncan Savings Bank Museum

Step into the birthplace of a global financial revolution at the Henry Duncan Savings Banks Museum. Visit the very building where the Rev. Henry Duncan - a true Scottish polymath- founded the world's first self-sustaining savings bank.

Discover the many sides of the man including his work as a prolific writer and newspaper publisher, his role within Scotland's religious disruption and his work as a geologist. Get hands on with our traditional newspaper printing press similar to that used by Duncan and explore the work he undertook saving the nearby Ruthwell Cross.

From social reform to early journalism, this hidden gem offers a captivating look at how one man's vision in a small rural village changed the world.