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 The
Bank of Liverpool opens the original West Derby Branch at 23
MILL LANE in
October 1893. By the early 1930s, increased business creates the need for
newer and larger premises, so Martins Bank takes up residence in this
splendid “wedding cake”-like Art Deco style building at 39 Mill Lane.
Business here remains good for a total of eighty-nine years, until the branch
closes for good in March 2022...
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In Service: 1933 until 11 March 2022
Image © Barclays Ref 0030/1692
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There are no official visits to West Derby recorded
by Martins Bank Magazine, but we have managed to unearth the retirement
write-up for Mr J R Calvert, Manager of West Derby from 1933 to 1954. It is unusual to find such a report without
an accompanying picture of the member of staff, but this is one of those
occasions. At the time of his retirement Mr Calvert is in poor health, and
this may be the reason for not including a photograph…
 At the end of August, Mr. J. R. Calvert retired after
43 years' service, the last twenty-one of which have been spent as Manager at
West Derby branch. He entered the
Bank in 1911 at Central branch, and went to Charing Cross in 1916. From 1917
to 1919 he served with H.M. Forces, afterwards returning to Charing Cross. In
1923 he was transferred to Central branch again and in 1927 he went to
Garston as second man. His
appointment as Manager at West Derby came in 1933. At the close of business
on August 31st a brief ceremony was held in the branch for the purpose of
making him a presentation of a standard lamp on behalf of his colleagues,
past and present. Mrs. Calvert, who entertained those present to tea, was
presented with a sheaf of gladioli. Mr.
Calvert has not enjoyed the best of health latterly and, in sending him the
good wishes of all his colleagues at Head Office, we join with them in
expressing the hope that, with no business cares to interrupt his hobby of
gardening, he will soon be his old self once again and enjoy many happy years
of leisure.
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