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A
sub-Branch at Bedlington Station is opened on 17 November 1919 by the Bank of
Liverpool and Martins, and advertisements like this one are placed in the
local press.
Image
© Martins Bank Archive Collections
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In Service: 17 November
1919 until 8 April 1988
Bedlington
Station sub-branch at 4 Palace Road Image
© Barclays Ref 0030-0146
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There is
already another branch at Bedlington, which has been open in the Market place
since 1875 when it was owned by the North Eastern Banking Company. The Market
place Branch will act as parent to the new sub-branch at Bedlington Station. At some point during the ownership of
Martins Bank, the business of this little sub-branch is moved from
Station Road to No 4 Palace Road. The image above from the Barclays
Collection of Martins Bank Branch photographs shows the PALACE
ROAD office.
Not only does Bedlington Station survive the merger with Barclays, it
continues in service until 1988.
In the
1960s it is open six days a week, bringing convenient banking services to
local people and traders. This image
of the Branch was taken sometime around 1960, although the hand-painted
signage on the window and above the door does appear to be from an even
earlier time.
The radio shop
next door offers a somewhat brief glimpse of the “white heat” of 1960s
technology, at this point the days of the glass valve are numbered, and the
transistor has already revolutionised the future of the portable radio. Very
soon this new technology will turn the world of Banking on its head too, by
making possible the means to move from paper records to full solid state
computer systems capable of looking after the affairs of thousands of
customers.
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Intellectual Property Rights ©
Martins Bank Archive Collections 1988 to date. M M
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