11-43-00 Barrow Vickerstown

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A small convenience . . .

The Bank of Liverpool opens a Branch on Walney Island, Barrow in Furness, at Vickerstown in 1904. This unassuming building, more redolent perhaps of a ublic convenience than a bank greets traffic crossing the short bridge onto the Island.

Not much is written in Martins Bank’s Magazine about this tiny sub-Branch, save for the short piece below, contributed by the Manager of Kendal Branch, Mr C Clark in the final full edition of the Magazine in Autumn 1969…

In Service: 1904 until 29 December 1970

Image © Barclays Ref 0030-0108

Bucket and spade not required . . .

A stroll along the promenade at Walney Island brings us to Vickerstown sub branch – not much to write a postcard home about, but featured in Martins Bank Magazine in 1969:

BARCLAYS BANK LIMITED 107-9 Duke Street	DISTRICT BANK LIMITED Ramsden Square 140 Dalton Road	LLOYDS BANK LIMITED 98 Duke Street

MARTINS BANK LIMITED 96 Duke Street 153 Rawlinson Street Vickerstown The Promenade Walney Island	MIDLAND BANK LIMITED 104 Duke Street	NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK 125 Duke Street

WILLIAMS DEACON’S BANK 236 Dalton Road