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Image: Barclays Group Archives Ref: 25-658 - Special
thanks to Barclays for allowing what is now a very delicate exhibit to be
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We took the opportunity to ask Caroline a few questions about her child
stardom:
I fell upon your
web site because I wanted to know the name of the elephant and whether it is
still alive. My daughter is studying to be a vet and we were chatting about
it and I said I wonder if it would remember me as we did the advert together.
Yours is a lovely web site and I was thrilled to see my picture on it. Where were the pictures taken? I was about 5
years and we went to a studio off the Finchley Road in Hampstead, on the
opposite side of the road to where the bank was, to do the photo shot.
It was a mock up of a bank and not the real thing. What do you remember about making the ad? Unfortunately I
don't remember much of the day but I do remember being allowed to walk
with the elephant back to the lorry and hold the trunk which was very
exciting for a small child. I also did another advert for Martins Bank with a
camel but I don't remember much about it so the camel was probably not as
friendly as the elephant. Did you have any other
connections to Martins Bank? I think I
actually had an account at the Bank in Finchley Road, Hampstead. I remember
the Branch being there years after my photos being taken because I always
thought about the time I got to play with a real live elephant. Not many
children get such a wonderful opportunity and I got paid for it as well.
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