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The university building programme of the late 50s early 60s enables more people than ever before to go to university. A number of red brick and concrete campus begin to sprawl across towns and cities, offering an alternative to the longer established and in some cases more exclusive seats of learning. The mid 60s sees a rush by banks to purchase sites at universities in order to be able to cash in on the growing student banking market. Durham University opens in 1832, but has to wait 133 years for its first branch of Martins! In 1965 we set up shop at No 26 New Elvet as a self-remitting sub branch. This is a both a prudent and an important step, because it gives our branch its own sorting code, and therefore the scope to expand and open a large number of accounts without distorting the workload or results of the main office. At the same time it enables us to manage - both remotely and in situ, with our Clerk in Charge, Mr P Hide available to make the immediate decisions and help our student customers. By the time of the merger with Barclays in 1969, we have ten university branches across the country, at Bradford, Bristol, Durham, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sheffield, UEA and York.
Carol Snaith Cashier 1965	Mr P J Hide Clerk in Charge 1965
Title:		11-78-80 Durham University
Type:		Self remitting sub to 11-45-30 Durham
Address:		26 New Elvet Durham County Durham
Hours:		Mon to Fri 1000-1500
		Saturday 0900-1130
Telephone:		Durham 4056
Services:		Nightsafe Installed
Manager:		Mr P Hide pro Manager
1965		Opened by Martins Bank Limited
15 December 1969		Barclays Bank Limited 20-27-42 Durham University
?		Closed
2012		Chartered Surveyors
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