11-22-70 Bury The Rock

At the entrance to Clarence Park in Bury is a large rock, said to have arrived there through the actions of ice age glaciers. This area of Bury was once known as Fleet Street, indeed Martins’ Branch at 1 The Rock was known in its days as a branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank (see image below) as Bury Fleet Street Branch. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank Manager at that time was Mr P G Gow, with Mr W A Brown acting as sub manager.

Image © Martins Bank Archive Collections

In Service: Pre 1922 until 3 February 1969

Image © Barclays Ref 0030-0495

In the 1960s, Martins Bank has four branches in the Bury, the main office is found at 26 SILVER STREET, with sub branches at TOTTINGTON, and of course The Rock. A separate branch is located at Bury Bridge, ELTON. The Rock makes it through the merger with Barclays, although the building is nowadays home to an insurance company. Nevertheless, Barclays still has a link with this part of Bury with a branch situated nearby at 1 Central Street, The Rock.

Miss J A Lord

Joined the Bank Here

1937 to 1955

Mr Robert Hamer

Clerk in Charge

1938 to 1954

Mr G Farrow

Clerk in Charge

1962 to 1968

Mr Brian J Steeles

On the Staff

1964 to 1965

Mr A Blackshaw

Clerk in Charge

1968 onwards

BARCLAYS BANK LIMITED Silver Street	DISTRICT BANK LIMITED 36 The Rock	LLOYDS BANK LIMITED Market Place

MARTINS BANK LIMITED 26 Silver Street Elton 1 The Rock Tottington	MIDLAND BANK LIMITED 2 Market Place	NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK 14 Market Street

WESTMINSTER BANK LIMITED 2 The Rock	WILLIAMS DEACON’S BANK Listed only as “Bury”