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Shock
of the new…
 In
1966 Martins Bank opens two new branches in Coventry: One at Warwick Road and
the other at Cheylesmore on the Daventry Road. Warwick Road starts life immediately
as the main branch in the city, the former holder of that title – High Street
– being downgraded to sub-Branch status.
Warwick Road epitomises 1960s architecture, and is in complete
contrast to the original branch in the older part of the City. In spite of the radical exterior views, the
interior of the branch lives up to Martins’ tradition of a bright and
welcoming banking hall. It is also
good to see that bandit screens are not yet needed, as the arrival of these
will do much to remove the personal touch of branch banking. Martins’ expansion into the Midlands,
which began as early as 1935 with Birmingham City Office shows no sign of
stopping in 1966. News of the merger
with Barclays is still just around the corner…
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Image © Barclays Ref: 0030/0738
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Branch Images © Barclays Ref: 0030/0738
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Birmingham Daily Post 21 Mar 1966
Image and text ©
Trinity Mirror, September 1954.
Image created courtesy
of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.
Image reproduced with kind permission of
The
British Newspaper Archive
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Mr W Alderton
Assistant
Manager
1966 to 1969
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Mr P R
Thompson
Assistant
Manager
1969 onwards
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Title:
Type:
Address:
Index Number and District:
Hours:
Telephone:
Services:
Manager:
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11-14-30 Coventry Warwick Road
Main Branch from 1966
PO Box 74 23 Warwick Road Coventry
CV1 2EQ Warwickshire
593 Midland
Mon to Fri 1000-1500
Saturday 0900-1130
Coventry 23151/2
Nightsafe Installed
Mr K S Peal Manager
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11-14-30 COVENTRY HIGH STREET
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11-14-30
COVENTRY CHEYLESMORE
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March 1966
15 December 1969
3 February 1989
Currently
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opened by Martins Bank Limited
Barclays Bank Limited 20-23-61
Coventry Warwick Road
Closed
Solicitor’s Practice
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