EXHIBIT 25.1

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM T-1

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                    UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
                   A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

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               CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
                     A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)

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                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

NEW YORK                                                              13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                         (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank)                                      identification No.)

ONE WALL STREET                                                            10286
NEW YORK, NEW YORK                                                    (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

                                Michael Shepherd
                                 General Counsel
                                 One Wall Street
                                   15th Floor
                            New York, New York 10286
                                Tel: 212 635-6748
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

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                      GRACECHURCH CARD FUNDING (NO. 7) PLC
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

ENGLAND AND WALES                                                           NONE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporatio                    (I.R.S. employer
organization)                                                identification No.)

54 LOMBARD STREET                                                            N/A
LONDON EC3P 3AH                                                       (Zip Code)
UNITED KINGDOM
(Address of principal executive offices)

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              $675,000,000 Class A Floating Rate Asset-Backed Notes
              $37,500,000 Class B Floating Rate Asset-Backed Notes
              $37,500,000 Class C Floating Rate Asset-Backed Notes
                       (Title of the indenture securities)

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                             BARCLAYCARD FUNDING PLC
               (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)






ENGLAND AND WALES                                                           NONE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or                (I.R.S. employer
organization)                                                identification No.)

54 LOMBARD STREET                                                            N/A
LONDON EC3P 3AH                                                       (Zip Code)
UNITED KINGDOM
(Address of principal executive offices)

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           (POUND) 406,200,000* Series 04-2 Floating Rate Medium Term
                            Note Certificate Due 2007
                       (Title of the indenture securities)

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* This amount is the sterling  equivalent of  $750,000,000  converted  using the
exchange rate referred to under the "U.S.  Dollar  Presentation"  section of the
Prospectus.  The actual sterling principal amount of the series 04-2 medium term
note certificate will be the sterling equivalent of $750,000,000 using the fixed
exchange rate in the swap agreements.

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                                     GENERAL

ITEM 1.  GENERAL INFORMATION.

Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

(a)     Name and address of each examining or supervising  authority to which it
        is subject.

        Superintendent  of Banks of the State of New York, 2 Rector Street,  New
        York, New York 10006 and Albany, New York, 12203.

        Board of  Governors of the Federal  Reserve  System,  Washington,  D.C.,
        20551.

        Federal Reserve Bank of New York,  District No. 2, 33 Liberty Plaza, New
        York, New York, 10045.

        Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.

(b)     Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

        Yes.


ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR.

If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None.

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ITEM 16.LIST OF EXHIBITS

Exhibits  identified in  parentheses  below,  on file with the  Commission,  are
incorporated by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act") and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d).

1.      A copy of the  Organization  Certificate of the Trustee (The Bank of New
        York,  formerly  Irving Trust Company) as now in effect,  which contains
        the  authority  to commence  business  and a grant of powers to exercise
        corporate trust powers.  (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed
        with Registration Statement No. 33-6215,  Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1
        filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1
        filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

2.      None;   Certificate  of  Authority  being  contained  in  the  documents
        identified above as Exhibit 1.

3.      None;  authorization to exercise  corporate trust powers being contained
        in the documents identified above as Exhibit 1.

4.      A copy of the existing  By-Laws of the  Trustee.  (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1
        filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

5.      Not applicable.

6.      The  consent  of the  Trustee  required  by  Section  321(b) of the Act.
        (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 34-44051.)

7.      A copy of the  latest  report of  condition  of the  Trustee,  published
        pursuant to law or the  requirements  of its  supervising  or  examining
        authority.

8.      Not applicable.

9.      Not applicable.


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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Trust  Indenture Act of 1939, the Trustee,
The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on
its behalf by the  undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized in the City of London
in the United Kingdom, on the 12th day of November, 2004.

                                                     THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                                                     By:     /s/ Dario Parente
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                                                     Name:   Dario Parente
                                                     Title:  Assistant Treasurer


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                              EXHIBIT 7 TO FORM T-1

                       Consolidated Report of Condition of
                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK
                    of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
                     And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System,  at the close of business June 30, 2004,
published  in  accordance  with a call made by the Federal  Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                               Dollar Amounts In
                                                                       Thousands
ASSETS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
  Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin.............     $2,954,963
  Interest-bearing balances......................................     10,036,895
Securities:
  Held-to-maturity securities....................................      1,437,899
  Available-for-sale securities..................................     20,505,806
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to
resell:
  Federal funds sold in domestic offices.........................      5,482,900
  Securities purchased under agreements to resell................      5,293,789
Loans and lease financing receivables:
  Loans and leases held for sale.................................         48,034
  Loans and leases, net of unearned income.....................        38,299,91
  LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses......................        594,926
  Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance.........     37,704,987
  Trading Assets.................................................      2,986,727
  Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases).......        957,249
Other real estate owned..........................................            374
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies
                                                                         246,280

Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding.....        251,948
Intangible assets
  Goodwill.......................................................      2,699,812
  Other intangible assets........................................        755,311
Other assets.....................................................      7,629,093
Total assets.....................................................    $94,536,383
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
  In domestic offices...........................................     $36,481,716
  Noninterest-bearing...........................................      15,636,690
  Interest-bearing..............................................      20,845,026
  In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs.      25,163,274
  Noninterest-bearing...........................................         413,981
  Interest-bearing                                                    24,749,293


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Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
  Federal funds purchased in domestic offices..................          898,340
  Securities sold under agreements to repurchase...............          721,016
Trading liabilities............................................        2,377,862
Other borrowed money
  (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under
  capitalized leases)..........................................       10,475,320
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding.......          254,569
Subordinated notes and debentures..............................        2,422,807
Other liabilities..............................................        7,321,226
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Total liabilities..............................................      $86,116,130
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Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries.................          139,967
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus..................                0
Common stock...................................................        1,135,284
Surplus........................................................        2,082,308
Retained earnings..............................................        5,118,989
Accumulated other comprehensive income.........................         (56,295)
Other equity capital components................................                0
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Total equity capital...........................................        8,280,286
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Total liabilities minority interest and equity capital.........      $94,536,383
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I, Thomas J. Mastro,  Senior Vice  President and  Comptroller of the above named
bank do hereby  declare  that this  Report of  Condition  has been  prepared  in
conformance  with the  instructions  issued  by the  Board of  Governors  of the
Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Thomas J. Mastro,
Senior Vice President and Comptroller



We, the  undersigned  directors,  attest to the  correctness  of this  Report of
Condition  and  declare  that it has been  examined by us and to the best of our
knowledge  and belief has been  prepared in  conformance  with the  instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal  Reserve  System and is true and
correct.

Thomas A. Renyi
Gerald L. Hassell                    Directors
Alan R. Griffith



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