Binny & Co. (headquarters)- 'B(Binny)' in ABP of Madras Commerce

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Of the ABP-Madras Commerce, it was the Binnys from Scotland who were the first to arrive in Olde Madras. Charles Binny arrived in 1769 and entered the service of the Nawab of the Carnatic. He was followed by kin who also served the Nawab.

Then there arrived John Binny in l797 to follow the family tradition. Two years later, deciding that serving the Nawab of the Carnatic and lending money to his Highness held no future, John Binny decided to establish an agency house in his rented home in Armenian Street. John Binny entered the world of Madras commerce in l799, and then teamed up with a Dennison to form Binny and Dennison’s 1800.

The building was brought down in 2017

Grade 2a Heritage building | Phase 1- CMDA List