11-74-22 Sunderland Chester Road

The Bank of Liverpool and Martins opens a branch at Chester Road, Sunderland in 1923, and Barclays kept it open until June 2020. Chester Road is a full branch of Martins right up to the 1969 merger, and is one of ten branches and sub branches in the area at that time.

We have two short features from Martins Bank Magazine, the first concerns a rare occurrence on a day when things “add up”, the second says goodbye to Mr Walker who in 1962 has been Manager at Chester road for ten years…

Number order!

In Service: 11 August 1923 until 19 June 2020

Image © Barclays Ref 0030-2836

1959 Branch Payments Voucher adds up to 456.7.8 MBM-Sp59P21.jpg It might only happen once in a lifetime, but to lowly clerks adding up piles and piles of vouchers, the result can sometimes seem almost exciting – a seemingly random combination of summary totals are added together and the final result looks like you just made it up for fun! That is pretty much what happened with this Branch Payment summary for Chester Road Branch from 1958.

1962 02 MBM.jpg At the express wish of Mr. Walker no presentation was made to him on the occasion of his retirement at the end of March after 46 years' service, but he was entertained to lunch by his District General Manager, who called at Chester Road branch to express his personal good wishes and those of the Bank for a very happy retirement.

Mr. Walker entered the Bank in 1916 and during the course of his career he served at Seaham Harbour, Millfield, Stockton, Monkwearmouth and on the District General Manager's staff at Newcastle upon Tyne before his first appointment as Acting Manager at Seaham Harbour from 1942-46. He was appointed Manager at Willington in 1949 and at Chester Road, Sunderland, in 1952. During the days preceding his retirement several customers called at the branch to express their gratitude to Mr. Walker for his help and guidance over the past ten years, and immediately prior to leaving the office, each member of the staff wished him a long and happy retirement.

30 Jan 1929 - Generic Advertisement with Sunderland Branches named

Image © Martins Bank Archive Collections - remastered June 2018



*Mr Septimus Harvey* *Manager* *1923 to 1928*	*Mr J W Chapman* *Manager* *1928 to 1932*	*Mr J A Naisbitt* *Manager* *1932 to 1934*	*Mr F W Fawcett* *Manager* *1934 to 1945*	*Mr F Bates* *On the Staff* *1939 to 1941*	*Mr R Hunter* *On the Staff* *1934 to 1945*



*Mr W J Richardson* *Manager* *1945 to 1947*	*Mr L Walker* *Manager* *1952 to 1962*	*Mr A Forsyth* *Clerk in Charge* *1962 to 1965*	*Mr A M Parr* *Manager* *1965 to 1967*	*Mr R W Rand* *Manager* *1967 onwards*