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Please do spare a thought for the sub-Branch Staff of Martins
Bank. In the absence of a cast of
thousands, they can and often do serve at more than one branch in the same
day, and that means working fast and accurately, and most importantly
balancing the books before closing one office and opening another. It’s a bit like a pantomime quick change routine, where you give two
performances per day! The work involved is not to be underestimated either,
not least the sheer filthiness of banknotes and coin, and little or no time
for “personal needs”… |
In Service: Pre 1893 until 12
December 1969 Image © 1969 Barclays Ref 0030-0317 |
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Whatever problems you encountered at sub branch number one, however
tired you’re feeling having frantically scrambled until the last minute to
find that cash difference, or bundle up all those blood-stained notes the
butcher paid in today, you must arrive at sub branch number two with a smile
and be ready once more to go to extremes to be helpful. Bootle Station opens first, the cashier
serves for one hour and then has one more hour in which to balance the cash
and gather together the items to be taken back later to the main branch
before moving on to Bootle to serve for another three hours. Another balance, more work to gather
together and a trip back to Millom where it will already be all hands-on deck
to be out by five o’clock if they are lucky! |
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