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The
Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank opens its Branch at Blackpool’s North Shore in
April 1924, less than four years before the amalgamation of the Lancashire and
Yorkshire with the Bank of Liverpool and Martins to form the modern day
Martins Bank. This is the heartland of
the seaside landlady, the kiss me quick hat and the saucy postcard (for which
our apologies!)
 The setting for North Shore Branch
is this quiet little corner of Dickson road.
After a stroll in the sea air, and quick visit to the Bank to cash a
cheque, you can relax next door at Orchard’s Café with a Hovis sandwich and a
cup of Bovril. Oh the joy of wet sand
between your toes, as the rain comes down once more on day two of your
holiday, streaming down the window of your damp one roomed accommodation… At the time of the merger with Barclays, North Shore is
seen as surplus to requirements, and is closed six months ahead of the
amalgamation of branches…
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In Service: 28 April 1924 until June 1969
Image
© Barclays Ref: 0030-0288
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