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Martins Bank’s branch at Ramsey is shown further down
this page in 1922, during its days as a branch of the Lancashire and
Yorkshire bank, alongside an image from the 1960s for comparison.
Although obviously the same building, the configuration
of ground floor windows and also the doorway to the bank are significantly
changed when the name of Martins Bank is above them.
Before finding their themselves under the ownership of
Martins Bank, the six Isle of Man Branches began life as part of the Manx
Bank. To learn more about this particular chain of
ownership, please visit our ISLE OF MAN section.
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In Service: 1882 until 11
April 2025
Image © Barclays Ref 0030-2380
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In a feature entitled “Our Manx Family” in Autumn 1950, Martins
Bank Magazine visits Ramsey, and meets the staff there. Although the Island
is a Crown Dependency, it has its own government – the oldest in the World –
and its own laws. It is therefore
interesting to read, that just like their counterparts on the Mainland (or
“across” as the Manx have it) shops on the Isle of Man have an early closing
day!
  The day
after visiting Douglas, we went to Ramsey. It was early closing day and so
our visit was not a very long one. Also, Mr. Leonard Kermode, the new manager
appointed after the death of Mr. Corkill had not yet taken over and Mr.
Quilleash was in charge, though actually on holiday at the time of our visit. t. e. Sarginson had been holding the fort during Mr. Quilleash's holiday.
He commenced his service in 1921 at Penrith. In 1929 he went to Kendal and to
Douglas in 1932. Golf is his hobby. A. C. Christian entered the L and Y Bank in 1922
and served at Douglas before going to Ramsey in 1936. He served with the
Forces from 1941 to 1946. J. B. Webster has been with us since 1930 and has served three spells
at Ramsey and one at Douglas. From
1940 to 1946 he served with the Forces, largely in the Middle East. He is
another golfer. W.
Martin commenced his career at Castletown in 1937 and went to Ramsey in 1941
just prior to five years' service with the Royal Navy from which he returned
to Ramsey in 1946. There are two girls at Ramsey, Miss F. M. Caine whom we
met and Miss M. Sayle who was on holiday at the time of our visit. Miss Caine
entered the service at Ramsey in 1947 and Miss Sayle joined us last year.
Mr. W. K. Quilleash, who
has just been appointed Clerk-in-Charge at Castletown, entered the L and Y
Bank in 1926. From 1941 to 1946 he served with the Forces, afterwards
returning to Ramsey. As soon as we had seen the staff safely on their way, we called for
Mrs. Quilleash and had the very great pleasure of entertaining them to lunch
at the Ramsey Hydro. In the evening we improved our knowledge of the Island by visiting
Port St. Mary and looking in at the famous Balqueen where so many people
from Head Office seem to spend their holidays.
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As Lancashire and
Yorkshire Bank Ramsey…
Image © Martins Bank Archive Collections –
W N Townson Bequest
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… as Martins
Bank Ramsey
Image © Barclays Ref 0030-2380
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Children WILL play…
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Here’s a slightly
different “before and after” - actually the first one does have a
certain charm and is perhaps
the answer to the
question of how your 1960s toddler might occupy themselves whilst you were
doing your banking in Ramsey!
Image © Martins Bank Archive Collections –
with thanks to Dave Baldwin
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