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BRANCH CLOSURES 2017

It is with much regret that we report the closure of the following former Martins Bank Branches:

PADIHAM – Closed Friday 23 Jun 2017 COVENTRY CHEYLESMORE – Closed Friday 30 Jun 2017

ELLAND – Closed Friday 7 Jul 2017 FARNINGHAM - 12 noon Friday 1 Sep 2017

HIGHER TRANMERE - 12 noon Friday 29 Sep 2017 LIVERPOOL WALTON - 12 noon Friday 6 Oct 2017

LOFTUS - 12 noon Friday 6 Oct 2017 LONGTOWN - 12 noon Friday 6 Oct 2017 NESTON - 12 noon Friday 20 Oct 2017

We would like to offer a huge thankyou to the staff, past and present who have worked at these Branches.

MARTINS BANK CAPTURES THE MOOD

OF AN AGE, WITH AN ADVERTISING

POLICY THAT IS TRADITIONAL ONE

MINUTE, TRENDY THE NEXT.

THEY SAY YOU SHOULDN’T WORK

WITH EITHER, BUT A COMBINATION OF

THE TWO GIVES MARTINS ITS MOST

ICONIC ADVERTISEMENT…

WHY IS MARTINS MERGING WITH

BARCLAYS? HOW IS IT TO BE

SWALLOWED UP? WILL THE NAME OF MARTINS BANK LIVE ON?

ALWAYS AT THE FOREFRONT OF NEW

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, MARTINS

BANK HELPS KICK-START THE

CREDIT TRANSFER REVOLUTION…

JUST HOW DOES MARTINS HELP

BRITAIN TO GO DECIMAL – EVEN

THOUGH IT WILL NOT BE THERE TO

SEE IN THE NEW CURRENCY?

LAVISH INTERIORS AND ARTWORKS

SETS MARTINS APART FROM THE

COMPETITION. DESIGN IS A

SERIOUS BUSINESS.

MONEY BOXES, MATCHES, BROOCHES PLAYING CARDS, PLAY-MONEY

AND CHEQUES, NOTEPADS,

CARDBOARD RAILWAY STATIONS…

MARTINS STAFF TAKE PART IN SPORTING EVENTS UP AND DOWN THE LAND.

WE HAVE A GRANDSTAND SEAT TO

WATCH THEM AT PLAY…

WHO’S THAT AT THE COUNTER?

WHY, IT’S ANY NUMBER OF FAMOUS PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND EVEN ROYALTY JUST DROPPING IN TO SAY HELLO…

CASH MACHINES, MOBILE BRANCHES, COMPUTERISED ACCOUNTS, EVEN A

DRIVE-IN BANK OR TWO… IDEAS

MARTINS BANK OFTEN TRIES FIRST!

MARTINS’ ROLE IN TWO WORLD WARS

IS HONOURABLE, AND MANY STAFF

PROVIDE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

TO THEIR COUNTRY…

ACTING SINGING AND DANCING: THE

TALENTED STAFF OF MARTINS BANK

LET THEIR HAIR DOWN IN A

VARIETY OF WAYS!

A LOOK AT THE BANK’S

ACHIEVEMENTS IN 1959

LOCAL CONTROL TAILORS

BANKING TO YOUR NEEDS

THE ROLE OF WOMEN

IN MARTINS BANK

THE STORY OF THE BANK’S

EARLY OUTPOSTS…

HELP US TO FILL IN THE GAPS

IN THE ARCHIVE

THE FUTURE IS BROUGHT TO

YOU TODAY BY MARTINS!

WHAT DOES THE OPPOSITION

LOOK LIKE?

HOW MARTINS BANK

TAKES SHAPE

WHILST MARTINS BANK ARCHIVE HAS NO CONNECTION WITH THE DAY TO DAY TRADING ACTIVITIES OF THE BARCLAYS GROUP OF COMPANIES, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE CONTINUED GENEROUS GUIDANCE, ADVICE AND SUPPORT OF BARCLAYS GROUP ARCHIVES IN THE BUILDING AND SHAPING OF THIS ONLINE SOCIAL HISTORY