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Brave new world…

The culmination of several years’ planning and building work, the new two million pounds Team Valley Trading Estate at Gateshead. Is completed and ready for business in 1938.

The centrepiece is a TWO-MILE-LONG boulevard – Kingsway, and proudly serving customers from a brand-new building is Martins, the first bank there, and conveniently situated next door to the post office.

In Service: 14 March 1938 - 12 December 1969

All Branch Images © Barclays Ref: 30/1050

Being first doesn’t last long, and the following year Barclays sets up business in an identical looking building over the road! Martins’ Team Valley Estate Branch features both in the original 1964 Martins publication “Starting a Business in Britain” and its 1967 reprint, showing this aerial view of the trading estate.

	Like peas in a pod? This weird mirror image shows Martins Bank at Team Valley in 1938 and Barclays in 1939. Despite these Branches being on opposite sides of the road, we wonder how many customers routinely walked into the wrong Bank…

Mr T A Bews First Clerk in Charge 1938 to 1945	Mr J A McNall On the Staff 1946 to 1947	Mr D R Sergeant On the staff 1950 to 1951	Mr T Jobling Clerk in Charge 1950 to 1954

		BARCLAYS BANK LIMITED		LLOYDS BANK LIMITED
		MARTINS BANK LIMITED		MIDLAND BANK LIMITED

Title: Type: Address: Index No and District: Hours: Telephone: Services: Manager:

11-00-70 Gateshead Team Valley Trading Estate Sub to 11-00-70 Newcastle City Office Kingsway Team Valley Trading Estate Newcastle 11 347 North Eastern Mon to Fri 1000-1500 Saturday 0930-1100 Low Fell 876550 No Nightsafe Mr J Harbit Manager (Newcastle City Office)

Gateshead Fruit & Veg Market

14 March 1938 12 December 1969

Opened by Martins Bank Limited Closed

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