11-03-90 Waterfoot

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank is incorporated in 1872. That same year, it opens its first Branch in the Rossendale area of Lancashire, at Waterfoot. This is another example of a grand building with a pleasing corner aspect, and so very typical of what is to come with the building and opening of later branches of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank. The following extract from FOUR CENTURIES OF BANKING VOL II © MARTINS BANK LIMITED 1968 tells the brief story of the establishment of a branch at Waterfoot:

Four Centuries Cover The first branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank was opened in Waterfoot in 1872, nearly ten years before the much longer established Bank of Liverpool opened its first branch. Edward Ashworth, one of the directors, resided at Waterfoot, and had extensive woollen mills neaby.

The branch at Waterfoot was called Rossendale Branch, and the Board resolved that its cheques should be printed in chocolate-coloured ink. One of its first acts as the Rossendale Branch was to grant an overdraft of £500 to the Bacup Benefit Building Society.

In Service: 26 August 1872 until 12 June 1992

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To mark his retirement at the end of March after 45 years' service, Mr. T. B. Hamilton invited his staff at Waterfoot and some of his former colleagues to dinner at Schofields Cafe, Stacksteads, on the evening of March 24th. There were 22 present including Mr. Kay (former Manager, Haslingden); Mr. Cooke (Accrington); Mr. Collinge (Rawtenstall); Mr. Whittaker (Haslingden); Mr. Hoyle (Hulme); and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parker, who had travelled from their new home in Kendal. The proceedings were opened by Mr. J. Clegg, the new Manager at Waterfoot, and a number of Mr. Hamilton's former colleagues then paid their tribute to him. Mr. Mitchell, cashier, presented Mr. Hamilton with a cheque, embodying the subscriptions of his present and former colleagues, and Miss Tweedale presented a bouquet to Mrs. Hamilton. Both suitably responded and Mr. Hamilton said that it was his intention to purchase a cut glass table lamp which would be a constant reminder of the happy days he had spent at Waterfoot. Mr. Hamilton entered the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank in 1914. In 1923 he went to Haslingden, being appointed Pro Manager there in 1938. He became Manager at Swinton in 1942 and at Waterfoot in 1946.

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*Mr H Maden* *Joined the Bank here* *1921*	*Mr J Kay* *Assistant Cashier* *1923 to 1934*	*Mr J E Philipson* *Manager* *1931 to 1946*	*Mr W P Glover* *Joined the Bank Here* *1935 to 1936*	*Mr R S Halstead* *Joined the Bank Here* *1937 to 1938*	*Mr T S Collinge* *On the Staff* *1938 to 1939*



*Mr H Beeby* *Joined the Bank Here* *1938 to 1939*	*Mr F Parker* *Pro Manager* *1943 to 1958*	*Mr T B Hamilton* *Manager* *1946 to 1959*	*Mr M Haigh* *Joined the Bank Here* *1947 to 1950*	*Mr R B Blackledge* *On the Staff* *1956 to 1957*	*Mr J Clegg* *Manager* *1959 to 1968*



*Mr T Longworth* *Manager* *1968 onwards*

Title: Type: Address: Index Number and District: Hours: Telephone: Services: Manager:		11-03-90 Waterfoot Full Branch 731 Bacup Road Waterfoot Rossendale Lancashire 788 Manchester Mon to Fri 1000-1500 Saturday 0900-1130 Rossendale 5507 Nightsafe Installed Mr T Longworth Manager

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26 August 1872

3 January 1928

15 December 1969

12 June 1992

Opened by Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank

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