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Many
of Martins Bank’s sub-Branches date back to the time of some of the earliest
mergers in the Bank’s history. The Ulverston
Bank of Messrs Petty and Postlethwaite is established in the 1700s and is
closely linked with shipping. At this time Ulverston is a coastal shipping
port, and it also acts as a feeder port for overseas trade from Liverpool.
The Ulverston Bank concentrates on this form of trade to build its
business. In 1863 Petty and
Postlethwaite’s Ulverston Bank merges with the Kendal Bank, the combined
business providing branches throughout the Lake District and the Furness
Peninsula.
Westmorland Gazette 24 SEP 1898 Image © Northcliffe Media Limited,
created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD |
In Service:
Friday 23 September 1898 until Friday 27 February 1970
Image © Barclays Ref 0033-0243
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the time that a branch is opened at Greenodd in 1898, a further change of
ownership has taken place, and the name above the door is the Bank of
Liverpool. During the Second World War, Greenodd is mothballed, along with
many other tiny sub branches, as there are not enough staff to man them. In
1969, Greenodd opens for two just hours each Friday, and it is closed shortly
after the merger with Barclays. A
number of offices are simply too small to be viable under the new owner, and
many are closed either just before, or just after the date appointed for
Martins and Barclays to join together. |
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