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Rastrick,
when coupled with Brighouse is famous for its brass band, which even had
chart success, reaching the UK No 2 spot in 1977. A branch is opened there in 1909 by the Halifax
Commercial Banking Company, and comes to Martins Bank through the
amalgamation of the Halifax Commercial and the Bank of Liverpool and Martins
in 1920.
As a sub
branch to Brighouse, Rastrick opens two days a week. Along with many of Martins’ smaller
sub-Branches, it is mothballed in 1940 when members of the Bank’s male staff
are called up for war duty. At the end
of the war, the decision is taken not to re-open a number of these offices,
Rastrick included.
We are
indebted to John Sheppard for scouring the old Parish Records of Rastrick in
order to establish the exact whereabouts of the original sub Branch of the
Halifax Commercial Banking Company. Not only did John discover that the
address was 2 Crowtrees Lane, he also took his trusty camera along to find
the building! |
In Service:
1909 until 1940
Images © Martins Bank
Archive Collections - With Thanks to John Sheppard
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