“Whichever way you throw us, we will stand”…
The Latin motto of the Isle of Man is “Quocunque Jeceris Stabit", which translates as “Whichever way you throw it, it will stand”. This of course refers to the shape of the island somewhat vaguely representing the “three legs” of Man. Given the number of time our Isle of Man branches have changed hands over the years, this motto also seems quite appropriate for them…
£1 note issued by the Manx Bank around 1895					£1 note issued by the Mercantile Bank of Lancashire around 1900
Images: FOUR CENTURIES OF BANKING © Martins Bank Limited 1964
	1900		The branches of the Manx Bank at Douglas, Ramsey, Crescent and Onchan, Castletown, Peel and Port Erin are acquired by the Mercantile Bank of Lancashire.
	1904		The Mercantile Bank of Lancashire is, in its turn, acquired by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank.
	1928		The L & Y Bank is acquired by the Bank of Liverpool and Martins, which, becomes simply Martins Bank from that point on.
	1969		Having spent around seventy years under these varied ownerships, our branches transfer to the ownership of Barclays.
£1 Note issued by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank between 1904 and 1928					Our own £1 note issue (this example is from 1957) lasted until a change in Manx Law in 1961
Image: W N Townson Bequest					Image: Martins Bank Archive
		11-60-21 Castletown 11-38-30 Douglas 11-38-30 Onchan				11-76-60 Peel 11-85-60 Port Erin 11-08-70 Ramsey
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