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MARTINS BRANCH CLOSURES 1968 to 2008

 

The number of Martins Branches has reduced to almost zero, so the time is right for us to complete the picture, with the following list of ALL the closures that were made once the Bank had become a “Member of the Barclays Group” in November 1968.  The closure of the bulk of the UK’s branch banking outlets came thick and fast when the Covid 19 Pandemic hit the World at the beginning of 2020. Bank Branch Closures are, however, certainly NOT a new phenomenon, as we shall see below, and the countdown to today’s bleak high streets began at the very moment of the merger of Barclays with Martins.  Originally, we recorded all closures of original Martins Branches from the year that we first went online – 2009, but now it is time to complete the picture by filling in the blanks from November 1968 up to the end of 2008.  As branches of ALL sizes were closed over a fifty-five-year period, you might find some surprises along the way, with outlets in some major towns and cities appearing to fall on their sword well before their time. Please note the following:

v  This is a list only; you can visit any of the branches shown below by using the search function to the left of this page.

v  Whilst we have a full closure date for most branches, some were  recorded only by month and year, or by year alone,.

v  No Martins Branches are recorded as being closed in 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2008.

v  Click HERE to explore (AND CLICK ON TO VISIT) those branches closed between 2009 and the present day.

v  Click HERE to see the final few branches that are still open.

 

Martins Branches closed, 1968 to 2008

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1968

Remaining at 31/12/1967

748 Branches

1.         

2.         

1978

CONTINUED

11-59-00

Berwick Upon Tweed Corn Exchange

1968

3.         

4.         

11-71-50

London Ludgate Circus

10/03/1978

11-59-00

Holy Island Banking Service

1968

5.         

6.         

11-44-40

Heaton Mersey

14/04/1978

11-02-40

Gloucester (9a Southgate Street)

1968

7.         

8.         

11-92-80

Wakefield 

21/04/1978

11-09-40

Cark In Cartmel

1968

9.         

10.        

11-35-40

Harrogate Prospect Crescent

05/05/1978

11-81-80

Liverpool University

1968

11.        

12.        

11-29-90

Newcastle Westgate

26/05/1978

11-96-50

Middlesbrough Newport Road

1968

13.        

14.        

11-93-40

Addingham

29/06/1978

11-47-60

Newcastle Northumberland St

1968

15.        

16.        

11-43-00

Barrow In Furness Rawlinson St

30/06/1978

11-69-50

Birtley

22/03/1968

17.        

18.        

11-73-00

Southport Hillside

14/07/1978

11-67-60

Burley In Wharfedale

01/07/1968

19.        

20.        

11-09-80

Southport 365 Lord St

21/07/1978

11-43-90

London 88 Wigmore Street

11/09/1968

21.        

22.        

11-63-30

Wallasey Egremont

18/08/1978

11-95-81

Wallsend High Street West

02/11/1968

23.        

24.        

11-95-01

Bootle (Lancs) 099 Stanley Road

01/09/1978

 

 

 

25.        

26.        

11-15-60

Liverpool Mossley Hill

01/09/1978

1969

Remaining at 31/12/1968

737 branches

27.        

28.        

11-74-90

Wyke

01/09/1978

11-20-00

Acklington R A F Station

1969

29.        

30.        

11-71-00

Manchester Birchfields

22/09/1978

11-59-00

Lowick

1969

31.        

32.        

11-84-40

Huddersfield Market Place

01/10/1978

11-91-80

Bristol Victoria Street

1969

33.        

34.        

11-92-70

London Sloane Street

01/10/1978

11-14-20

Bromley Widmore Road

1969

35.        

36.        

11-17-90

West Bromwich

06/10/1978

11-60-40

Corbridge

1969

37.        

38.        

11-79-90

Hartlepool York Road

20/10/1978

11-45-50

North Hykeham

1969

39.        

40.        

 

 

 

11-22-60

Liverpool Myrtle St

1969

41.        

42.        

1979

Remaining at 31/12/1978

422 branches

11-05-60

Bootle Station (Cumberland)

1969

43.        

44.        

11-03-50

Haworth

1979

11-50-60

Norwich University

1969

45.        

46.        

11-12-70

Reading Friar St

1979

11-36-70

St Brelade

1969

47.        

48.        

11-37-90

Monkseaton

1979

11-21-80

Stalybridge

1969

49.        

50.        

11-92-20

Bristol Clifton

09/02/1979

11-10-80

Sunderland Southwick

1969

51.        

52.        

11-13-90

Wellingborough

09/02/1979

11-49-80

Swinton (137 Chorley Road)

1969

53.        

54.        

11-27-20

Manchester Brooks's Bar

23/02/1979

11-77-90

York University

1969

55.        

56.        

11-92-50

London Marylebone Road

06/04/1979

11-22-70

Bury The Rock (Fleet Street)

03/02/1969

57.        

58.        

11-52-60

Nottingham Market St

11/05/1979

11-34-00

Banbury

27/02/1969

59.        

60.        

11-81-60

London Piccadilly

01/06/1979

11-34-00

Banbury Cattle Market

27/02/1969

61.        

62.        

11-66-30

Stainland South Parade

29/06/1979

11-02-40

Gloucester Cattle Market

28/02/1969

63.        

64.        

11-33-60

Throckley (Allendale House)

29/06/1979

11-50-60

Norwich Cattle Market

28/02/1969

65.        

66.        

11-02-40

Gloucester (8-10 Southgate Street)

06/07/1979

11-70-90

Goring By Sea

28/02/1969

67.        

68.        

11-80-70

Shrewsbury 

31/07/1979

11-80-70

Shrewsbury Cattle Mkt

01/03/1969

69.        

70.        

11-99-60

Newcastle Quayside

26/10/1979

11-85-02

Blackpool North Shore

May 1969

71.        

72.        

11-21-40

Lingdale

16/11/1979

11-78-51

Blackpool South Shore

May 1969

73.        

74.        

11-52-70

Scarborough Westborough

16/11/1979

11-90-00

Westhoughton

May 1969

75.        

76.        

11-88-20

Gomersal

30/11/1979

11-96-00

Boscombe

May 1969

77.        

78.        

11-87-70

Sittingbourne

01/12/1979

11-06-20

Cheadle Hulme

May 1969

79.        

80.        

 

 

 

11-14-30

Coventry 2 High St

May 1969

81.        

82.        

1980

Remaining at 31/12/1979

404 branches

11-26-30

Darlington Auction Mart

May 1969

83.        

84.        

11-77-20

Cross-Channel Banking Service

1980

11-26-30

Cockerton

May 1969

85.        

86.        

11-05-50

Burton (Westmorland)

26/02/1980

11-26-30

Newton Aycliffe

May 1969

87.        

88.        

11-89-30

Formby Freshfield

29/02/1980

11-77-30

Exeter Cattle Market

May 1969

89.        

90.        

11-93-20

Gisburn

27/03/1980

11-58-40

Thornley

May 1969

91.        

92.        

11-62-40

Heywood Market Place

11/04/1980

11-88-40

Hull Newland

May 1969

93.        

94.        

11-32-00

Stacksteads

09/05/1980

11-06-50

Liverpool Stanley Abattoir

May 1969

95.        

96.        

11-62-20

Leeds Chapel Allerton

02/06/1980

11-41-60

Northampton Cattle Market

May 1969

97.        

98.        

11-62-70

Trimdon Grange

30/06/1980

11-71-70

Shaw

May 1969

99.        

100.        

11-82-70

Manchester 77 Shudehill

10/10/1980

11-94-60

Penwortham

May 1969

101.        

102.        

11-13-60

Morpeth Auction Mart

29/10/1980

11-34-70

Rainford

May 1969

103.        

104.        

 

 

 

11-50-70

Salisbury Cattle Market

May 1969

105.        

106.        

1981

Remaining at 31/12/1980

394 branches

11-83-70

Sidcup Station

May 1969

107.        

108.        

11-74-30

Epsom and Drive-In Branch

1981

11-28-80

Stockton On Tees Yarm Road

May 1969

109.        

110.        

11-48-60

Stockton on Tees Norton Road

1981

11-28-80

Thornaby On Tees

May 1969

111.        

112.        

11-73-60

Paignton

16/01/1981

11-40-80

Sunderland Grangetown

May 1969

113.        

114.        

11-02-70

Manchester Queens Park

23/01/1981

11-51-80

Taunton Cattle Market

May 1969

115.        

116.        

11-00-10

London Lombard Street Office

03/04/1981

11-48-90

Alderley Edge

May 1969

117.        

118.        

11-90-70

Cowling

09/04/1981

11-60-90

Wolverhampton Queen Square

May 1969

119.        

120.        

11-86-41

Huddersfield Westgate

06/11/1981

11-79-40

Shiney Row

17/05/1969

121.        

122.        

 

 

 

11-50-60

Eaton Mobile Branch

21/05/1969

123.        

124.        

1982

Remaining at 31/12/1981

387 branches

11-38-00

Gainford 

12/12/1969

125.        

126.        

11-38-30

Douglas (Doolish)

01/01/1982

11-38-00

Staindrop

12/12/1969

127.        

128.        

11-27-00

Manchester Ardwick

05/02/1982

11-70-40

Birmingham Hockley Hill

12/12/1969

129.        

130.        

11-04-20

Bradford Tyrrel Street

09/07/1982

11-79-02

Birmingham Holloway Circus

12/12/1969

131.        

132.        

11-42-80

Sutton Coldfield

03/09/1982

11-16-41

Bradford Great Horton

12/12/1969

133.        

134.        

11-16-20

Bristol City Office

15/10/1982

11-14-20

Bromley High Street

12/12/1969

135.        

136.        

11-85-02

Blackpool Clifton Street

12/11/1982

11-37-20

Burton Upon Trent

12/12/1969

137.        

138.        

11-30-00

Ashford, Kent

15/11/1982

11-21-30

Croydon

12/12/1969

139.        

140.        

11-01-60

Manchester Miles Platting

03/12/1982

11-12-20

Brierley Hill

12/12/1969

141.        

142.        

 

 

 

11-45-30

Durham

12/12/1969

143.        

144.        

1983

Remaining at 31/12/1982

379  branches

11-22-20

Bromborough

12/12/1969

145.        

146.        

11-43-90

London 95 Wigmore Street

01/01/1983

11-95-40

Ipswich (6 Buttermarket)

12/12/1969

147.        

148.        

11-40-80

Sunderland 20 Fawcett Street

14/01/1983

11-79-80

Leeds University

12/12/1969

149.        

150.        

11-70-80

Tunbridge Wells 64 Mount Pleasant Rd

14/01/1983

11-88-80

Leeds Vicar Lane

12/12/1969

151.        

152.        

11-42-30

Dudley

01/02/1983

11-34-50

Leek 7 Derby Street

12/12/1969

153.        

154.        

11-04-80

Southampton High Street

11/02/1983

11-45-50

Lincoln

12/12/1969

155.        

156.        

11-51-80

Taunton 7 Fore Street

25/02/1983

11-01-00

Liverpool Head Office

12/12/1969

157.        

158.        

11-47-50

Middlesbrough Linthorpe Road

23/03/1983

11-76-20

London Chief Overseas

12/12/1969

159.        

160.        

11-08-60

Sunderland Monkwearmouth

25/03/1983

11-61-30

London Edgware Road

12/12/1969

161.        

162.        

11-23-50

Liverpool Kirkby Trading Estate

31/03/1983

11-10-60

London Moorgate

12/12/1969

163.        

164.        

11-19-80

Stafford

31/03/1983

11-03-30

Manchester Collyhurst

12/12/1969

165.        

166.        

11-53-70

Newcastle Tyneside Auction Mart

29/04/1983

11-87-50

Manchester Overseas

12/12/1969

167.        

168.        

11-15-20

Brighton 26 North Street

13/05/1983

11-98-50

Middleton In Teesdale

12/12/1969

169.        

170.        

11-11-40

Manchester Great Ancoats St

14/10/1983

11-00-70

Gateshead Team Valley Estate

12/12/1969

171.        

172.        

11-57-61

Manchester Oldham Street

14/10/1983

11-86-20

Newcastle Clayton St

12/12/1969

173.        

174.        

11-97-00

Birkenhead Borough Road

20/10/1983

11-53-70

Newcastle Scotswood Road

12/12/1969

175.        

176.        

11-77-80

Bristol University

18/11/1983

11-91-30

Newcastle Gallowgate

12/12/1969

177.        

178.        

11-25-80

Bootle (Lancs) 325 Derby Road

25/11/1983

11-56-90

Newcastle Denton Burn

12/12/1969

179.        

180.        

 

 

 

11-09-30

Newport (Casnewydd) Commercial Road

12/12/1969

181.        

182.        

1984

Remaining at 31/12/1983

362 branches

11-85-50

Newport Maindee (Casnewydd Maendy)

12/12/1969

183.        

184.        

11-72-21

Chester-le-Street

1984

11-42-60

Northallerton High Street

12/12/1969

185.        

186.        

11-48-20

Liverpool Canning Place

20/02/1984

11-09-50

Kettering

12/12/1969

187.        

188.        

11-75-60

Birkenhead Park

06/04/1984

11-54-61

Nottingham Victoria St

12/12/1969

189.        

190.        

11-38-70

Wallasey St Hilary

06/07/1984

11-52-50

Littleborough

12/12/1969

191.        

192.        

11-47-80

Swindon

10/09/1984

11-75-70

Shipley (67 Otley Road)

12/12/1969

193.        

194.        

11-00-80

London Oxford Circus

12/11/1984

11-49-60

Norton On Tees

12/12/1969

195.        

196.        

11-87-70

Milton Regis

12/11/1984

11-02-90

Washington

12/12/1969

197.        

198.        

11-15-00

Boulmer R A F Station

29/11/1984

11-72-80

Tunstall (Staffs)

12/12/1969

199.        

200.        

 

 

 

11-95-81

Newcastle Walker Boys Club

12/12/1969

201.        

202.        

1985

Remaining at 31/12/1984

354 branches

11-69-90

Worcester St John's

12/12/1969

203.        

204.        

11-27-40

Halifax 16 Silver Street

1985

11-76-20

Paris Office

12/12/1969

205.        

206.        

11-99-70

London Soho Square (No 25)

1985

11-57-30

Eastbourne Terminus Road

13/12/1969

207.        

208.        

11-34-60

Newcastle-under-Lyme 59 Iron Market

21/01/1985

 

 

 

209.        

210.        

11-67-40

High Wycombe

18/02/1985

1970

Remaining at 31/12/1969

646 branches

211.        

212.        

11-03-50

Denholme

28/02/1985

11-50-50

Litherland Sefton Street

1970

213.        

214.        

11-00-50

Leeds City Office

10/05/1985

11-64-50

Longton

1970

215.        

216.        

11-69-60

Oxford Carfax

17/05/1985

11-79-40

Houghton Le Spring

19/01/1970

217.        

218.        

11-72-70

Sheffield Bank Street

17/05/1985

11-73-50

Luton

19/01/1970

219.        

220.        

11-55-60

Oldham Yorkshire Street

12/07/1985

11-85-60

Port Erin (Purt Çhiarn )

Feb 1970

221.        

222.        

11-37-50

Leicester Hotel Street

15/11/1985

11-77-90

York Cattle Market

Feb 1970

223.        

224.        

11-47-50

Middlesbrough Oxford Road Linthorpe

22/11/1985

11-85-30

Ferryhill Station

13/02/1970

225.        

226.        

11-47-50

Middlesbrough Parliament Road

22/11/1985

11-32-00

Bacup

16/02/1970

227.        

228.        

11-18-40

Guernsey

01/12/1985

11-50-60

Norwich

16/02/1970

229.        

230.        

11-04-70

Radcliffe

01/12/1985

11-59-00

Berwick Upon Tweed

23/02/1970

231.        

232.        

 

 

 

11-75-80

Greenodd

02/03/1970

233.        

234.        

1986

Remaining at 31/12/1985

340 branches

11-05-80

London South Audley Street

09/03/1970

235.        

236.        

11-50-90

London Wimbledon Centre Court

1986

11-07-80

Scarborough South Cliff

16/03/1970

237.        

238.        

11-38-60

Newport (Casnewydd) High Street

17/03/1986

11-25-20

London Brompton Road

23/03/1970

239.        

240.        

11-19-50

Kingston Upon Thames

25/04/1986

11-39-40

Hastings

06/04/1970

241.        

242.        

11-79-60

Peterborough

16/05/1986

11-00-40

London Knightsbridge

06/04/1970

243.        

244.        

11-50-20

Canterbury

30/05/1986

11-83-60

Pontefract

17/04/1970

245.        

246.        

11-60-30

Birmingham Edgbaston

06/06/1986

11-15-70

Rhyl

17/04/1970

247.        

248.        

11-39-20

Bury Tottington

24/08/1986

11-34-50

Leek Cattle Market

22/04/1970

249.        

250.        

11-76-00

Birmingham City Office

15/09/1986

11-77-30

Exeter 6 Bedford Street

24/04/1970

251.        

252.        

11-18-90

Liverpool Springwood

10/10/1986

11-09-60

Cheltenham Montpelier

May 1970

253.        

254.        

11-16-30

West Cornforth

30/10/1986

11-43-70

Wearhead

May 1970

255.        

256.        

11-55-70

Wallasey Seacombe

10/11/1986

11-90-80

London Westminster

04/05/1970

257.        

258.        

 

 

 

11-64-20

Birkenhead Charing Cross

08/05/1970

259.        

260.        

1987

Remaining at 31/12/1986

329 branches

11-17-40

Grimsby

08/05/1970

261.        

262.        

11-69-20

Cheltenham 155 High Street

09/02/1987

11-14-50

Birmingham Kings Heath

12/06/1970

263.        

264.        

11-01-90

Warrington Bridge Street

16/02/1987

11-20-40

Guildford 172 High Street

12/06/1970

265.        

266.        

11-23-50

Liverpool Kirkby

23/02/1987

11-76-70

Shirley

12/06/1970

267.        

268.        

11-14-90

Welling

27/03/1987

11-66-70

Selby

14/06/1970

269.        

270.        

11-41-90

Wigan

11/05/1987

11-17-70

Kew Bridge House

30/06/1970

271.        

272.        

11-06-50

Liverpool Kensington

12/06/1987

11-63-90

Chatton

30/06/1970

273.        

274.        

11-85-02

Blackpool Bispham

28/06/1987

11-67-00

Billingham

03/07/1970

275.        

276.        

11-24-00

Annfield Plain

17/08/1987

11-88-00

Blyth

10/07/1970

277.        

278.        

11-24-70

Birkenhead Rock Ferry

02/10/1987

11-07-40

London Gracechurch Street

10/07/1970

279.        

280.        

11-57-01

Newcastle Benwell

30/10/1987

11-62-50

Manchester Longsight

04/09/1970

281.        

282.        

11-35-60

Bristol Newfoundland Street

16/11/1987

11-72-40

London Holborn

18/09/1970

283.        

284.        

11-23-90

Manchester West Didsbury

23/11/1987

11-70-90

Worthing 26 Chapel Road

18/09/1970

285.        

286.        

 

 

 

11-36-60

New Mills

21/09/1970

287.        

288.        

1988

Remaining at 31/12/1987

317 branches

11-30-80

Stokesley

25/09/1970

289.        

290.        

11-01-50

Newcastle Jesmond

11/03/1988

11-93-40

Ilkley

09/10/1970

291.        

292.        

11-85-30

Chilton

18/03/1988

11-12-30

Manchester Cornbrook

16/10/1970

293.        

294.        

11-48-71

Sale Moor

25/03/1988

11-32-60

Newbury

23/10/1970

295.        

296.        

11-50-00

Bedlington Station 4 Palace Road

08/04/1988

11-26-51

Ravenstonedale 

29/10/1970

297.        

298.        

11-01-30

Colchester

16/05/1988

11-36-20

Burnley Habergham

30/10/1970

299.        

300.        

11-06-00

Liverpool Aigburth

05/06/1988

11-93-20

Chatburn

30/10/1970

301.        

302.        

11-36-20

Burnley Brierfield

17/06/1988

11-44-40

Heaton Moor Top

30/10/1970

303.        

304.        

11-60-00

Besses O' Th' Barn

12/09/1988

11-08-90

Watford (High Street)

30/10/1970

305.        

306.        

11-78-30

Manchester Fallowfield

22/09/1988

11-75-30

Evesham

16/11/1970

307.        

308.        

11-89-70

Clayton West

31/10/1988

11-02-80

London Southall (South Road)

20/11/1970

309.        

310.        

11-54-30

Southport Eastbank Street

31/10/1988

11-09-40

Cartmel

24/11/1970

311.        

312.        

11-73-70

Sheffield West Street

04/11/1988

11-41-29

Buxton

04/12/1970

313.        

314.