11-727 Bamburgh Ingram Lane

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The Bank of Liverpool and Martins opens up shop in the beautiful North-East coastal village of Bamburgh in July 1924. Martins Bank has branches in all manner of remote and romantic places, and Bamburgh certainly ticks those boxes, having its own Castle, being the seat of the Kings of Northumbria, and also Grace Darling, who famously rescued shipwrecked sailors at nearby SEA HOUSES, is buried here.

Although obviously a very important part of a historic British institution, Martins Bank’s sub-Branch at Bamburgh is nowhere near as romantic as a castle, and whilst we know that they always go to extremes to helpful we don’t expect any of the staff ever to have rescued a stranded sailor.

In 1958 the Bank takes the decision to move to better premises in Bamburgh, and the business relocates to NO 9 LUCKER ROAD. From there, under both Martins and Barclays, a banking business is transacted for a further eighteen years…

In Service: Tuesday 8 July 1924 until Monday 29 September 1958