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Bradford
is an important centre for Martins Bank Limited, not just after its creation
in 1928, but also earlier - for the Bank of Liverpool and Martins. Branches
have been contributed to the portfolio, both from the short-lived Halifax
District, which becomes Leeds District in 1928, and from the original
branches of the Craven Bank. The
Halifax Equitable Bank merges with the Bank of Liverpool and Martins in 1928,
and has already committed to a new Branch in Bradford’s Duckworth Lane. Arrangements are made to etch details of
both the Equitable Bank AND the newly created Martins Bank, onto the bottom pane of
the main front window, and the new branch is opened at the beginning of
November 1927. On 3 January 1928, the
new Martins Bank Limited begins life with an extensive network of Branches in
Bradford. Allowing for a couple of closures, five of these Branches plus a
new sub-Branch at Bradford University remain in service up to the 1969 merger
with Barclays. |
In Service: Tuesday 1 November
1927 until Friday 11 December 2015 Image © Barclays Ref: 0030-0350 |
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Duckworth
Lane begins life as a sub-Branch to 17 Sunbridge Road, then to 4 Tyrrel
Street, becoming a full Branch after the Second World War. |
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{An important
extension of the business of Martins Bank was achieved in 1927 as a result of
the absorption of the Halifax Equitable Bank. The Halifax Equitable Building
Society was founded in 1871. In 1899 the Board decided to establish a bank:
accounts were being lost almost every week because customers were not issued
with cheque books. |
Extract from Martins Bank Limited Annual
Report and Accounts for 1928 © Barclays |
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Adapted from FOUR CENTURIES OF BANKING Vol I ©
Martins Bank Ltd 1963
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For a full list of the 83
British and International Banks trading in and around Bradford in 1967/8,
please visit our BRADFORD TYRREL STREET page.
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