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Communication… 1921 - The Bank of Liverpool
and Martins opens two new sub-Branches to
Wigton – one at Hesket New Market, the other at Caldbeck,
which lies at the heart of the former
County of Cumberland. In the twenty-first Century, the village of Caldbeck,
Cumbria, is known for being home to one of the most powerful digital
television transmitters in the UK, serving a large part of North Western
England and South Western Scotland.
Nearby Skelton sent BBC World Service radio signals right round the
World for many years, which confirmes this area’s suitablility for modern
communications... The BBC Empire
Service as it was originally known was only just beginning when in 1932,
Martins Bank decided to close down Caldbeck.
The newspaper announcement, and the extract from Kelly’s Directory, indicate
that staff from Wigton will
attend both branches on the same day each week – Wednesday – opening in the
morning at Caldbeck, and at Hesket New Market in the afternoon. |
In Service:
9 November 1921 until 1932
Penrith Observer
- 8 November 1921 Successor
Rights Unknown - Image courtesy of the British newspaper Archive
Extract
from the Bank of Liverpool and Martins Ltd Annual
Report and Accounts 1921 © Barclays
Image
© Barclays 1921
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This arrangement seems to
work well for the next eleven years, but in 1932 both branches are closed,
victims of the first branch rationalisation exercise of the modern-day
Martins Bank. It is unlikely, but not beyond the realms of possibility
that we might find pictures either of Caldbeck or Hesket New Market Branches, and if you can help with information or
images regarding this or any of the 1000+ buildings used by Martins Bank as
Branches, please do get in touch with us at the usual address – martinsbankarchive@btinternet.com.
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