11-25-80 Bootle 211 Stanley Road

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211 Stanley Road Bootle (Lancashire) is an original branch of the Bank of Liverpool, and opens for business in 1898. At some point between Martins Bank Magazine’s 1964 visit to Bootle, and the merger with Barclays in 1969, the status of each of the four Bootle branches changes. Derby Road becomes a sub-branch to 211 Stanley Road, and 99 Stanley Road, originally a sub branch to 211 Stanley, becomes a full branch! Are you with it, so far? (Don’t worry, there won’t be a written test at the end). Martins Bank Magazine visits each of them in 1964, and we have split their article over our Bootle Lancs pages in order to provide at least some information about each of them. It's always good to have an opening date confirmed, and this confirmation comes in the very first sentence of this short extract from the article…

In Service: 21 February 1898 until 7 May 1971

1940 s Bootle 211 Stanley Road Exterior BGA Ref 30-316

Image © Barclays Ref 0030-0316

1964 211 Stanley Road Staff MBM-Su64P28.jpg 1964 02 MBM.jpg The second of our Bootle branches to open was 211 Stanley Road on 21st February 1898. By the time this issue appears Mr A. H. Clague will have entered into well-earned retirement in which foreign travel is to feature after he has gone 'back to school' to learn German. We have said nothing about the younger members of the staff for the simple reason that until just over a year ago we were not only responsible for them but had actually recruited many of them. Meeting them again gave a big boost to our morale and we see no reason whatever for failing to say so. Like Bootle, we were providing for the future.



*Mr J R Whittle* *On the Staff* *1911 to 1918*	*Mr F H Creer* *On the Staff* *1913 to 1917*	*Mr R H C Ellam* *On the Staff* *1915*	*Mr F G Walker* *Joined the Bank Here* *1922*	*Mr R J Lees* *Joined the Bank Here* *1923*	*Mr S Herbert* *Joined the Bank Here* *1923*



*Mr F P Smith* *Joined the Bank Here* *1925*	*Mr N A Milroy* *Manager* *1932 to 1935*	*Mr G Barnes* *Joined the Bank Here* *1936 to 1938*	*Mr E Riddiough* *On the Staff* *1936 to 1941*	*Mr K Scott* *Joined the Bank Here* *1942 to 1946*	*Mr J H Thomas* *On the Staff* *1946 to 1955*



*Mr T T Williams* *Joined the Bank Here* *1947 to 1949*	*Mr W Pearson* *On the Staff* *1948 to 1950*	*Mr J P F Bardsley* *On the Staff* *1948 to 1952*	*Mr M McClay* *Joined the Bank Here* *1950 to 1951*	*Mr J M Hemson* *Joined the Bank Here* *1952 to 1954*	*Mr A H Clague* *Manager* *1954 to 1964*



*Mr K N Daniels* *Joined the Bank Here* *1955 to 1956*	*Mr I D Craig* *Pro Manager* *1959 to 1961*	*Mr J A Cole* *Limited Authority* *1961 to 1964*	*Mr J C Stockdale* *On the Staff* *1962 to 1965*	*Miss A C Davies* *On the Staff* *1964*	*Mr J B Hepton* *On the Staff* *1964*



*Miss D H Wynne* *On the Staff* *1964*	*Mr E Nicholas* *On the Staff* *1964*	*Miss L M Shennan* *On the Staff* *1964*	*Mr F P Wilson* *Manager* *1964 to 1967*	*Mr C D Skelton* *Clerk in Charge* *1965*	*Mr H V Bateson* *Manager* *1967 onwards*



*Mr W P Colebourne* *Pro Manager* *1967*