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When the Palatine Bank is absorbed by the Bank of Liverpool and Martins
in 1919, it has one branch in Bury, at 8 Silver Street.
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In Service:
Pre 1919 until 1928
Image
© Barclays 1927
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 At the same
time the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank has three offices in and around the
town. In 1928 when the modern-day
Martins Bank is created, these four branches come together under the same
roof for the first time. As with most
amalgamations, there has to be a period of consolidation to ensure that the
best Branches are retained and that those surplus to requirements are closed,
and in the case of Bury, it is the Branch at 8 Silver Street that does not
live beyond the end of 1928. In the twenty-first century it is hard to find
even one branch bank in even a moderately large town, so the idea that at one
time there could have been FIVE belonging to the same bank might seem rather
fanciful. However, even as late as 2010 or thereabouts, many banks still had
more than one branch, or perhaps one or two sub branches attached to a main
branch, all within the environs of a particular large town.
Martins Bank’s legacy in the North West meant that there
were still several branches and sub-branches of Barclays in and around places
like Lancaster and Kendal. It is not
likely that we will be able to find a photograph of 8 Silver Street Bury as a
branch of Martins Bank, but we do uncover branch images all the time - if you
can help with images of or information about this or any other of Martins
Bank’s 1000+ branch buildings, please do get in touch with us at: martinsbankarchive@btinternet.com.
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