Martins Bank 1928+

In Service: 1947 until 21 November 1969

Image © Barclays Ref 0030/1089

Martins Bank has two Trustee and Investment Departments in London. The older of the two is known as London City, and is based at London Cocks Biddulph Branch (16 Whitehall) until 1952 when it moves to 80 Gracechurch Street, which is home not only to a Branch of Martins Bank, but also to the Bank’s London Chief Overseas Department. News about Martins various Trustee and investment Offices is quite hard to come by in Martins Bank Magazine, and we have yet to find any reference to London City or West end Trustee Departments.

With the acquisition of Unicorn Scan No534 Unit Trusts in 1967, the departments are re-branched simply as Trust Company. It is also a memorable year for two members of staff at London City Trust Company – Margaret Perks and Eileen Muckle become appointed members of the Bank’s Staff, both being promoted to the role of Trust Controller. Margaret stays in London and Eileen moves to Bristol. The promotion of these women makes the national headlines and the story appears in The Daily Sketch.

The achievement of getting on so well in male dominated profession is however slightly dumbed down at the start of the piece, by an unnecessary reference to her looks…

Eileen is ‘second man’ at the bank

{Newly arrived in Bristol is attractive Miss Eileen Muckle, who has a particular distinction in the banking world. Martins Bank Limited have only two Trust Controllers throughout their organisation, and Miss Muckle is one of them. The other is Miss Margaret Perks, with whom she has worked in the London City Trustee Department for three years. Both were promoted at the same time, Miss Perks staying on at London, and Miss Muckle coming to the Bristol Office of Martins Executor and Trustee Department. “It means I am the Second Man, or Assistant Manager”, she explained.} {She graduated from Durham University with a law degree, and was committee member of the Tyneside Ulster Association. She was also a founder member and Secretary of the North of England Medico-Legal Society.}

Image and Text © Daily Sketch and successors, July 1967

Examination Success…

In the examinations following the 1968 Gilbart Lectures on Banking, Miss E B Goulstine LL.B (London (City) Trustee) achieved a Class I Certificate of Honour.



*Mr H L Roberts* *Manager* *1947 to 1968*	*Mr S C Jackson* *Manager* *1948 to 1961*	*Miss Margaret Perks* *Staff 1959 to 1967* *Trust Controller 1967*	*Mr G S Cottier* *Assistant Manager* *1961 to 1963*	*Mr A J K Moss* *Manager* *1961 to 1968*	*Mr M S Williams* *Assistant Manager 1963* *Manager 1968*



*Miss Eileen Muckle* *On the Staff* *1964 to 1967*	*Mr B J Cain* *Investment Controller* *1967*	*Mr A A D Philips* *Assistant Manager* *1968*	*Mr J M East* *On the Staff* *1968*