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More than anything else, the new Branch at Alderley Edge is a product of Martins Bank’s mid-60s burst of confidence, when the Bank opens more and more outlets - usually sub-Branches - either in response to the physical movement of a town’s economic centre, or in order to beat their rivals to being amongst the first banks to trade in a particular setting.

Although Martins does not know it at the time, most of these new branches will very soon have their fate sealed by an agreement to merge with Barclays, who must compare branches in areas of duplication and keep only those that can be run economically.

In Service: 17 October 1966 until 12 December 1969

Images © Barclays Ref 0033-0013

Thus, Alderley Edge has a very short life as a sub branch to Wilmslow, being open for less than three years, and not seeing the 1970s at all. Luckily, we can still take a look at this branch, thanks to the images on this page which once again have been preserved by Barclays…

Images © Barclays Ref 0033-0013

	BARCLAYS BANK LIMITED		DISTRICT BANK LIMITED
	MARTINS BANK LIMITED		WILLIAMS DEACON’S BANK

Title: Type: Address: Index Number and District: Hours: Telephone: Services: Manager:

Martins Bank Limited 11-48-90 Alderley Edge Sub to 11-48-90 Wilmslow 10 London Road Alderley Edge Cheshire 794 Manchester Mon to Fri 10am to 3pm Saturday 9am to 11.30am Alderley Edge 2383 Nightsafe Installed Mr W E T Keil Manager (Wilmslow)

Ainsdale (Southport)

17 October 1966 12 December 1969

Opened by Martins Bank Limited Closed

Alnmouth (Northumberland)

Intellectual Property Rights © Martins Bank Archive Collections 1988 to date.