"Small point but I do not think that Scottish Banknotes are legal tender in England. The phase "legal tender" has a specific technical meaning but in the wider sense banks in England do not have to take them.

"One pound banknotes seemed to be used in Scotland much longer than in England when pound coins were introduced."

Sorry - I've seen many articles in the past about objections to these not being accepted, but had only assumed their legal status. Here's an earlier statement from the Scotsman: -Editor

"Apparently they are legal currency – approved by the UK parliament – but not legal tender. Not even in Scotland. In fact, no banknote whatsoever, even a Bank of England one, qualifies for the term "legal tender" north of the Border. But the Bank of Scotland has been issuing its own notes since it was founded 1695, with the Royal Bank of Scotland following suit in 1727 and then the Clydesdale a century later, in 1838.

"The vast majority of establishments in the rest of the UK are happy to take our cash."