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 Moreton is a self accounting sub-Branch to
Wallasey, and opens in 1967. It is normal for this type of branch to open
for six days across the full banking week. A Clerk in Charge takes the
place of a Manager and deals with most of the day to day needs of
customers, and the Branch processes its own day’s work. Mr W A Inglis, the
first Pro Manager/clerk Clerk in Charge of this branch is still in his
position at the time of the merger with Barclays in 1969.
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In service:
Thursday 23 February 1967 – Wednesday 13 January 2021
Branch
Images © Barclays Ref 0030-1939
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It would seem that Moreton
was always a good place to put a branch of Martins Bank, because it stays
open for more than fifty years before finally being victim to the mass cull
of bank branches, and scheduled for closure in January 2021. The images
below from Barclays’ collection of Martins Bank photos provide two views of
the interior at Moreton.
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Branch
Images © Barclays Ref 0030-1939
The advertisment shown
here on the right was issued to the local press in the weeks leading up to
the opening day, and on Wednesday 22 February 1967 - the day before the
Branch opened. The “short hop” series of adverts was one of many to feature
Percy the Kangeroo, who it would seem always accompanies his owner on her
trips to the Bank…
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Image © Martins Bank Archive Collections
Advertisement remastered May 2019
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