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All Saints is an
original Branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank. Another fine example of a corner aspect,
the Branch lasts through several mergers until finally being closed down by
Barclays in 1972. Under Martins, All
Saints along with several others, is a sub branch to Manchester district
Office. This could be due to
“special measures” of some kind being imposed, anything from keeping an eye on a branch
with too many cash differences and/or raids, to the special economic
circumstances of the local area, ranging from poverty to a major local
business requiring specialist banking services. All Saints is under the control of
District Office from 1 June 1951, the day after the departure of Manager Mr
L H Farnell, who celebrates his retirement in our feature below, by
entertaining past and present colleague to tea! A series of Clerks in Charge are
appointed at the Branch from that day until the merger with Barclays.
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In Service: 1 March
1905 until 17 March 1972
Image © Barclays Ref 0030-1794
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  Mr. L. H. Farnell, Manager
of All Saints branch, Manchester, retired on May 31st after 45 years'
service, and to mark the occasion entertained past and present colleagues
to tea. Mr. W. R. S. Smith made the presentation of a wristlet watch on
behalf of subscribers, and Mr. Cowpe, Manchester Assistant District
Manager, expressed the sincere good wishes of all present and the hope that
Mr. Farnell would have a long and happy retirement. Mr. Farnell replied in a brief speech of
thanks and expressed his gratitude for the co-operation and the assistance
which he had always received, both from his staff and from the departments
at Spring Gardens. Mr. Farnell
entered the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank at West Didsbury in 1906 and two
years later was transferred to Manchester Office. On his return from
service in the first World War he went to All Saints branch, where he spent
the remainder of his career, except for the years 1930-32, when he was at
Oldham. He was appointed Manager at All Saints in 1932, and in 1939 the
managership was extended to include Birchfields branch.
You’ll
need a bank account…
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Image © Martins Bank
Archive Collections
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Although Martins Bank does
not have a branch on campus at the University of Manchester, a leaflet is
produced and made available to studens there. The idea is to let them know
about the advantages of having a bank account whilst at University, and to
provide directions to the nearest branches of the bank - in this case, All
Saints and Portland Street Branches.
There is even a map of the City, which shows the locations of eleven
more Martins Branches. After all, students will be the big-earners of
tomorrow, and the Bank is of course, keen to attract such business…
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Image © Martins Bank Archive Collections
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