x x This is the online section of Martins Bank Archive, which re-creates the feel and flavour of the bank that was way ahead of its time, and whose bold design and innovation made a lasting contribution to the swinging 60s. See WELCOME page for how you can contribute to this ever growing archive. x
x FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND MARTINS BANK x
WELCOME x Welcome to Martins Bank Archive, where we go to extremes to be helpful!	xSITE MENU Your gateway to hundreds of pages of information about Martins Bank		COMMENT Your memories of Martins Bank and A selection of emails received				NEWSLETTER Keep up to date with news about what we are up to at the moment…
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OUR NETWORK OF 750 BRANCHES IS SLOWLY BUT SURELY MAKING ITS WAY ONTO THESE PAGES. YOU CAN CURRENTLY MAKE YOUR CHOICE IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS: x x
MARTINS BRANCHES BY DISTRICT Discover the various districts of Martins Bank and the branches that belong to each one… x		MARTINS BRANCHES BY COUNTY Choose from a list of nearly 300 of our branches arranged in their pre-1974 counties… x			Let’s go shopping at the branches of Britain’s one and only department store bank! x
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NORTH EASTERN BRANCHES In response to requests from several visitors to the site, and with the help of our friends at Barclays, we now features some rare images of branches in the north east. Click HERE for details… ADVERTISING This feature has been expanded and fully re-written to give the decade by decade story of Martins’ advertising. NEW BRANCHES Quick links to the new branch pages that have recently been added to the site x				SITE MAINTENANCE We’ve been giving the whole site an overhaul to make way for the expansion in the number of features and branch pages. More details HERE
				SPECIAL NOTE – Mozilla FireFox users x THE PAGES AND FEATURES ON THIS WEBSITE ARE OPTIMISED FOR USERS OF INTERNET EXPLORER 6 OR HIGHER. USERS OF MOZILLA FIREFOX MAY HAVE TO ADJUST SETTINGS TO PREVENT ITEMS FROM APPEARING TO BE HEAVILY UNDERLINED
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x THE BACKGROUND STORIES OF OUR PIONEERING BANK x
	How Martins captured the mood of an age, with an advertising policy that was traditional one minute, and trendy the next!						Merger with barclays, how was it done? Whilst seemingly at the top of its game, our Bank is swallowed by another – why?
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How Martins was responsible for Britain going decimal – even though the bank did not survive to see the new currency in action…			Lavish interiors and commissioned artworks set Martins apart from the competition. Designing Martins was a serious business
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	Who’s that at the counter? Why, it’s any number of famous people, animals and royalty just dropping in to say hello…					Cash Machines Mobile Branches Computers a Drive-In bank or two Now there’s an idea, and we had most of them first!
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Martins’ Role In World War II is an honouable one, with many staff providing distinguished service to King and Country.			Acting singing and dancing: Our staff let their hair down in a variety of ways giving us a unique insight into their leisure time…
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x x xMORE IN-DEPTH HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND FEATURES xxx
CONVENIENCE x	DISTRICT OFFICES		LEWIS’S BANK x			xTECHNOLOGY
From quick cash to cheque guarantee	Local control tailors banking to your needs		The department store bank for everyone			The future is brought to you today by martins! x
WISH YOU WERE HERE x	COAT OF ARMS x		FEMININE FAYRE x			AN ACCOUNT AT MARTINS x
Postcards depicting Martins’ progress	The grasshopper And the liver bird		The story of women In martins bank			A look at how we see ourselves in 1959
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Martins Bank Archive has no connection whatsoever with Barclays PLC, but we are grateful for the continued and generous guidance and support of Barclays Group Archive in the building and shaping of this online social history. X

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