11-10-70 Rawtenstall

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Martins Bank 1928+

It’s time for a change at Rawtenstall, and as 1960 dawns, Martins’ original branch in another part of the appropriately named Bank Street, is no longer fit for purpose. You can see the sad demise of the original building HERE. The Bank receives the keys to the new door on 22 September 1960, and moves shortly afterwards in to what will become the Bank’s home in Rawtenstall right up to the period of mass bank bank closures of the early 2020s. Sixty-two years in service is not a bad innings.

In our “Then and a little bit later” comparison below, we have a great colour image of the branch from 1975, complete with its Barclays signage, and looking remarkably like a pub! We are fortunate also to have a couple of interior pictures from Martins’ times in the building, and the Bank’s almost fanatical passion for contemporary branch design does not disappoint:

THIS BUILDING In Service: 22 September 1960 until 29 June 2022

All Branch images © Barclays Ref 0030-2387


	Martins Bank’s Rawtenstall roots go back to 1897, and the LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE BANK. By the 1970s, in Barclays’ hands, Rawtenstall has a makeover which makes it looks more perhaps like a country pub than a bank…


All Branch images © Barclays Ref 0030-2387