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 Martins Bank’s commitment to
support agricultural customers with a wide range of banking services and
facilities includes opening a new wave of cattle market, (or auction mart)
branches all over the country. It doesn’t matter how small the branch
accommodation, the main thing is to provide on site banking on the day of the
livestock sales. Consequently many of
the Bank’s Cattle Market branches look like an array of garden sheds! The sub-branch at Acklington Auction Mart
adds to the portfolio of Amble branch, which already has outlets in the
villages of Red Row and Warkworth, and
in 1963 another sub-branch is added at RAF Acklington. Unfortunately, we have
been unable to find any images of the Branch at Acklington Auction Mart, but
we do have the original advertisement used by the Bank in the local press to
announce the opening of this new service.
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Alongside the advert, is the 1959 issue of FINANCE
FOR FARMERS AND GROWERS, Martins Bank’s
annual publication for agricutural customers.
If you can help with photographs and/or memories of this or any of
Martins Bank’s 1000 branch buildings, please do get in touch with us at the
usual address – gutinfo@btinternet.com.
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