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These handsome premises
at Forest Hall are opened in 1905 by the North Eastern Banking Company
Limited, some nine years before its amalgamation with the Bank of
Liverpool. By the 1960s, Forest Hall
is a self accounting sub-Branch to Martins Bank’s Newcastle upon Tyne
Gosforth Branch.
As well as opening full
banking hours across a six day week, it has its own sorting code number and a
Clerk In Charge to take local decisions. It also has a sub-Branch of its own,
located on the Stephenson Idustrial Estate at
Killingworth. For our Forest
hall feature, we go back to 1964 where
it is the turn of Mr H R Rowland Child
to retire from the job of looking after this Branch of the Bank…
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In Service:
1905 until 12 June 2020
Image © Barclays Ref 0030-2017
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  Mr
Rowland Child, who began his banking
career at Laygate Branch in 1920, retired at the end of April from the office
of Clerk-in-Charge at Forest Hall Branch. Apart from 2 years in London
District his 44 years' service was spent in the North Eastern District within
a few miles of Newcastle upon Tyne; his appointment to Laygate was made in
1959. He is well known in the
area for his long interest in Martins Bank Players, both as actor and
producer, and in recent years has been a hard-working chairman.
 Mr
Child said his farewells to his District General Manager over lunch at Grey
Street and Mr M. A. Charlton (Pro Staff Manager) attended the farewell party
and presentation on the evening of April 30th. The party, which was held in
the Restaurant at Grey Street, was attended by a large gathering of both
serving and retired colleagues from many parts of the District and even from
beyond: Mr G. K. Eaves travelled from Manchester. On behalf of the many contributors Mr W. F. Surtees
(Manager, Gosforth) made the presentation of an ornamental mirror, a
Canalleto reproduction and a cheque. Mr Child's response was, as ever, neatly
given in the masterly style so well known to his friends. We all wish Rowland Child many happy years of retirement
in which to pursue his hobbies of walking, reading and general interest in
the arts.
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