The name “bank holiday” was an odd one, and Lubbock never really explained why he elected to call it that instead of “national holiday” or “workers’ holiday” or something similarly descriptive. It is sometimes suggested that he meant the holiday only for bank workers, but that is not so. It was always intended for all.
...I mean I always assumed it was named that because it's a day that the banks are closed/on holiday, and thus you couldn't access them. Makes sense if he came from a banking family too, no?
