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 Martins
Bank’s original Branch at Southall opens in 1933 at No 4 Broadway. By 1963
it is time to expand, and new premises are found at 27/29 South Road.
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In Service: 1963 until 20
November 1970
Restored
Image © 1964 Martins Bank Archive Collections
Extract
from Martins Bank Directory June 1968 © Barclays Ref 68-GB
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Unfortunately we have no images of the Branch at South
Road, and if you can help, please do get in touch with us at the usual
address – gutinfo@btinternet.com
. It has not been possible to find
articles relating to this Branch in Martins Bank Magazine. At the time of
the merger of Barclays and Martins Branches in 1969, and despite having
been a full six day a week branch of Martins Bank, Southall is sadly
surplus to Barclays’ requirements as they already have branches at 32
Broadway and 13 The Green. South
Road survives less than a year under its new owners, and is closed in
November 1970.
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In the Summer 1967 edition of Martins Bank Magazine,
this image of the first Weslyan Chapel in Southall was printed as part of
a feature called “Fings ain’t wot they used to be”. This building would
eventually be demolished and replaced by the premises that would become
the Bank’s Branch at 27/29 South Road…
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Jobs for the girls?
 In
1969, equal opportunities for men and women in the workplace is a concept
that is still a little way off being achieved in Britain. In theory from
1975 pay should be equal, but it takes decades to iron out a number of
discriminatory “dodges” used by many employers to get round rules designed
to bring fairness and equality to the work place. It is almost merger time
when Martins Bank Southall puts an advertisement in the local paper,
looking for the services of an experienced machine operator and/or a young
lady who can be trained to do the same work.
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