North Eastern District Office

NORTH EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE

	The setting for North Eastern District Office, is 22 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne – formerly the Head Office of the North Eastern Banking Company Limited. Like many of Martins’ District offices, the building is grand and imposing.
1914 Image © Barclays Ref 0025-0990 Future computerisation and the removal of back office jobs will however spell the end for such large premises. The North Eastern District itself comes into being on 7 August 1914 when the Bank of Liverpool and Martins amalgamates with the NEBC, and Mr Broderick Dale is appointed the first District General Manager. Whenever Martins Bank Magazine goes out to visit branches and meet the staff, they like to refer to making “visits to the family”. Whilst this might at first seem parochial or even condescending, we have heard from a number of colleagues in the North East that they in particular feel part of a large and caring “local family”.		1940 Image © Barclays Ref 0030-2004 1967 - NE District Office Letter Heading Image: Martins Bank Archive Collections
When it comes to memories of the 1969 merger, we are also reminded that Barclays was previously thin on the ground here, and by far the largest number of Martins Branches are located in the North Eastern counties of England. One former Martins Manager told us that in Newcastle at least, it was the case that Martins had taken over Barclays!

Mr P H Muirhead CBE

Director

1951

Mr E A Cookson OBE

Director

1953

Mr J B Woodeson

Director

1960

Mr James Steel

Director

1964

Mr M J C Hutton-Wilson

Director

1964

The Rt Hon The Viscount Ridley TD Director

1965

Mr W Weatherill

Director

1965 to 1969

Mr R P Gordon

Local Director

1969

DISTRICT OFFICE – GENERAL STAFF


*Mr M Conacher* *District Office Staff* *1921 to 1931*	*Mr J R W Burnett* *District Office Staff* *1941 to 1942*		*Miss M Glendinning* *DO Staff (1967)* *District Lady Supervisor 1968*		*Mr P J Lamb* *Pro Staff Manager* *1968*		*Mr A Shinkfield* *District Office Staff* *1969*

DISTRICT GENERAL MANAGER’S DEPARTMENT


*Mr C J Verity* *Assistant D G M* *1935*	*Mr M Conacher* *Asst DGM 1940 to 1944* *D G M 1944 to 1945*		*Mr D O Maxwell* *Assistant D G M* *1944 to 1946*		*Mr G R Tarn* *District General Manager* *1945 to 1946*		*Mr J E Deyes* *Assistant D G M* *1946*		*Miss M E Bates* *D G M Staff* *1947 to 1950*



*Mr A E Milburn* *District Manager’s Staff* *1949*	*Mr G C Dresser* *District General Manager* *1950*		*Mr J A Banks* *Assistant D G M* *1950*		*Mr J R W Burnett* *District Manager’s Staff* *1951 to 1953*		*Mr L J Walton* *Assistant D G M 1954* *D G M from 1958*		*Mr Harry Taylor* *D G M’s Secretary 1955* *Assistant D G M 1963-65*



*Mr G E Clarkson* *Asst D G M* *1956*	*Mr W Weatherill* *Assistant D G M 1960* *D G M 1961 to 1969*		*Mr H Ryder* *Assistant D G M* *1961 to 1963*		*Mr R P Gordon* *District General Manager* *1966*		*Mr J E Thompson* *D G M Staff* *1968*		*Mr A B Stevens* *Assistant D G M* *1969*

INSPECTORS


*Mr G R Tarn* *Inspector* *1929*	*Mr Mungo Conacher* *Inspector* *1931 to 1935*		*Mr W S Blaylock* *Senior Inspector* *1954*		*Mr E B Sanderson* *Inspector* *1964*		*Mr J M Hogarth* *Inspector* *1964*		*Mr N Davison* *Inspector* *1965*



*Mr J W Burnside* *Inspector* *1967*	*Mr F Parker* *Inspector* *1968*		*Mr C L Basey* *Inspector* *1969*

SUPERINTENDENT OF BRANCHES


*Mr R D Beaumont* *District Superintendent* *1962*		*Mr R O Wells* *District Superintendent* *1964*		*Mr C T Norman-Butler* *District Superintendent* *1967*		*Mr M O Binns* *District Superintendent* *1969*

NORTH EASTERN DISTRICT RELIEF STAFF


*Mr R J Pearson* *District Office Relief Staff* *1951*		*Mr Gordon W Curry* *District Office Relief Staff* *1951*		*Mr A Thirlwell* *NED Relief Staff* *1955*		*Mr Kenneth Quinn* *NED Relief Staff* *1960 to 1961*		*Mr G A Farnell* *NED Relief Staff* *1965*		*Mr S A M Hagon* *NED Relief Staff* *1965*



*Mr R E R Earl* *NED Relief Staff* *1966*		*Mr Malcolm Johnson* *NED Relief Staff* *1966 to 1968*		*Mary O’Keefe* *NED Relief Staff* *1968*		*Mr Dom Robinson* *District Office Relief Staff* *1968*		*Mr Malcolm Johnson* *District Office Relief Staff* *1968*

GREY STREET CATERING STAFF


*Mr Lancaster* *Catering Staff* *1958*		*Mrs Crow* *Catering Staff* *1958*		*Mrs O Cairns* *Head Cook* *1958*		*Madge* *Catering Staff* *1958*		*Mary* *Catering Staff* *1958*		*Mrs Ashby* *Catering Staff* *1958*

PREMISES DEPARTMENT


*Mr T H Coulson* *pro Premises Manager* *1968*