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Distict offices don’t come more imposing than these magnificent premises at 98 Colmore Row Birmingham. Home to Midland District office, the overall look of the building, not least the number of floors (at least seven), reminds us very much of our Head Office Building in Liverpool. The Midland district is both widespread and varied, reaching East into Lincolnshire, and as far south as Banbury.
Local recruitment…
This advertisement from our 1961 recruitment camapign has been designed to appeal to young ladies who would like a career in banking. It comes in two versions, one for London and the South of England, and one for the Midlands. Note the generic wording at the end of the ad, inviting applications to Midland District Office.
Image © Barclays Ref: 25/251
Dinner with the family…
The family atmosphere engendered by Martins is never more apparent that at the many district dinners organised for the staff over the years. Courtesy of one of our Midland District friends who is there, here is an original invitation to the Staff Dinner that is taking place on 18 November 1950. The photograph shows the sheer number of staff attending this popular event.
This is the first of our District Office pages to show the new style staff gallery in which we are pleased to be able to include members of the district board for the first time. Please note that staff job titles are quoted as they appear in Martins Bank Magazine. Sometimes a staff member will appear more than once depending on the number of appointments they held. As even Martins Bank Magazine is known to have made one or two small errors now and again, if you see any details that you know to be wrong, please contact us with the reason, as this will help us to tell the story as acurately as we can. End dates for a person’s role are given where known. The word “onwards” indicates a role held until at least the date of the merger with Barclays…
Colonel P H Jones MC TD DL Board Member 1951	The Rt Hon Lord Cromwell Board Member 1953			Alderman Col. Philip Lloyd Board Member 1962	Mr J F Mallabar FCA Board Member 1964
DISTRICT OFFICE – GENERAL STAFF
Miss J M Green MDO Staff 1967	Mr P R Thompson MDO Staff 1968			Mr D H Casson MDO Staff 1969	Mr R G Marshall MDO Staff 1969
DISTRICT GENERAL MANAGER’S DEPARTMENT
Mr N N Jobling Midland D G M 1954 to 1959	Mr D C Bardsley Midland D G M 1959 to 1961			Mr R J Lees Midland Assistant D G M 1961 to 1963	Mr W E Turnbull Midland D G M 1961 to 1968
Mr R P Gordon Midland Assistant D G M 1963 to 1966	Mr G W Parkinson Midland Assistant D G M 1966 onwards			Mr M Hollway Midland D G M 1968 onwards
INSPECTORS
Mr R W A Burns Inspector 1961	Mr A Buckler Inspector 1963			Mr G S Gallagher Inspector 1963	Mr V R Norton inspector 1963
Mr M D Ellison Inspector 1965	Mr F Morlidge Inspector 1966			Mr T Shield Inspector 1966	Mr R Goldby Inspector 1968
SUPERINTENDENT OF BRANCHES
Mr R J Lees Superintendent of Branches 1951 to 1961	Mr D W Hall Superintendent of Branches 1961 to 1965			Mr G W Parkinson Superintendent of Branches 1965 to 1966	Mr A Taylor Superintendent of Branches 1966 onwards
PREMISES DEPARTMENT
Mr F Thompson Pro then Asst Manager 1965, 1967 onwards
Title:			Martins Bank Limited Midland District Office
Address:			98 Colmore Row Birmingham 3
Telephone Number:			021 236 9867
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