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Bradford is another town which, prior to the creation of
the modern day Martins Bank in 1928, has branches of several of the banks that
will by amalgamation find themselves part of the new Business. The Branch on the corner of Kirkgate and
Bank Street is an original office of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank, which
amalgamates with the Bank of Liverpool and Martins Limited in 1928. Who says that banks changing their names and
closing branches is a twenty-first century issue?
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– Martins Bank Archive Collections © BT 1927
In 1928 the new Martins Bank has to consolidate its position
in many towns and cities, by keeping open the best Branches, and downgrading
or closing altogether those which are considered to be “surplus to
requirements”. “Corner of Kirkgate and Bank Street” is listed in the new
Bank’s accounts, but closes early in 1928.
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In Service: 20 December 1926 until 1928
Yorkshire Post 20 December 1926 Image
© Northcliffe Media Limited Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY
BOARD and reproduced with
kind permission of The
British Newspaper Archive
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