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In Service:
Pre 1920 until by end of 1928
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Although the particular amalgamation of Banks that produces the modern
day Martins in 1928 provides a comprehensive coverage of branches throughout
the North of England, some duplication does inevitably occur. Mostly, a few towns and villages end up with an extra
branch, and the decision is taken to close one or other of them, based on
factors such as size, location and profitability. There are however a few extreme cases and
at New Year 1928, no less than THREE Cattle Market Agencies are duplicated overnight,
and in the small Yorkshire town of Stainland, there are suddenly THREE branches of Martins
Bank! Holroyd Square is opened
sometime before 1920 by the Halifax Commercial Bank. It is run as a sub-Branch to Halifax 2
Silver Street. When Martins
Bank Limited is created in 1928 by the merger of the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Bank with the Bank of Liverpool and Martins, a second Stainland Branch –
South Parade – is inherited from the Bank of Liverpool and Martins, and a
third at Manor House comes from the Branch portfolio of the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Bank. Martins Bank decides
to close down Holroyd Square and Manor House, in favour of South Parade, a
branch that continues to serve Barclays customers until 1979…
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