A Watford gap…
	Our Watford Branch is opened in 1959 by Mr H Beeby, in temporary premises at Clarendon Road. It will be almost four years before the move is made to 36 High Street, but it is worth the wait and Martins Bank Magazine celebrates with a colour feature to show off the interior design. Clarendon Road operates to all intents and purposes as a full branch of the Bank, opening across the full six day banking week. It is a very busy time for Martins, and by the time Watford moves to its new premises, sorting code numbers have been introduced, and the computerisation of Martins has been enthusiastically announced by Sir John Nicholson as part of the celebrations to mark the four-hundredth anniversary of the Bank. The country’s largest drive-in bank has also been opened by Martins in Leicester. It seems a lot can happen in four years…
Mr H Beeby Manager 1959 to 1963
Title:			11-862 Watford Moves 1963
Type:			Temporary Branch
Address:			5 Dudley’s Corner Clarendon Road Watford Hertfordshire
Hours:			Mon to Fri 1000-1500
			Saturday 0900-1130
Telephone:			Watford 29035
Services:			Nightsafe Installed
Manager:			Mr H Beeby
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