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Keynsham was obviously fortunate enough to have been in the
right place to attract custom throughout its almost fifty-six
years of service. Martins’ Branches at Keynsham and Poole open within a few
weeks of each other, and the article below is taken from a feature in Martins
Bank Magazine which trumpets the arrival of both Branches, and compares them
to a game of “Happy Families”… |
In service: 22 April 1965
– 24 February 2021 |
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Very soon a new road will by-pass Keynsham and shoppers will be
able to shop in comparative peace; today they wait hopefully at pedestrian
crossings for a gap in the traffic. Our new
branch opened at 46 High Street on April 22nd and the newness was still wearing
off when we called a week later. Only those who have had to cope can
appreciate the nuisance value of minor premises problems involving such
comparatively simple things as a letter box, a light fitting or a bumpy
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With him is Mr A. B. Middleton whose comparatively short career
in the Bristol area has covered relief work and a spell in District Office as
general factotum
- an experience which any young man would welcome. Three bright youngsters complete the staff - Mr P. A. Turtle who with Miss B. J.
Hollingworth spent the previous six months at Bath branch, and Miss L.
Williams who entered the service when the new branch opened. |
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For our “Then and Now” feature, Keynsham Branch celebrates
its milestone birthday on 22 April 2015. Whilst it may seem as if not much
has changed in the fifty years between these two images, the differences are
many, and mostly on the INSIDE of the building. Sadly, there are currently no interior images of Keynsham
available from the Barclays Collection of Martins’ Branch Photographs, but we
can easily work out that technology has played the largest part in the
running of this Branch down the years.
In 1965 the Branch looks new and sleek and modern, yet the
“technology” within would have been represented by the telephone, and a few
manual calculating machines. |
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By 1971 a computer terminal was added, and between then and
the 2010s there will have been a plethera of computers and devices, bringing
with them today’s instant banking services, as Barclays’ systems were
expanded and refined to handle more and more of the tasks that were once the
preserve of individual staff. |
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Title: Type: Address: Index Number and District: Hours: Telephone: Services: Manager: |
11-11-50 Keynsham Main Branch 46 High Street Keynsham Bristol
BS18 1DX 195 South Western Mon to Fri 1000-1500 Saturday 0900-1130 Keynsham
3941 Nightsafe Installed Mr R S King Manager |
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22 April 1965 15 December 1969 24 February 2021 |
opened by Martins Bank Limited Barclays Bank Limited 20-46-00
Keynsham Scheduled to close permanently at 12 Noon |
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