11-27-60 Barrowford

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Barrowford sub branch moves to Gladstone Terrace from Holmfield View in august 1951. It survives the merger with Barclays and lasts until 1992. Barrowford operates as a sub-Branch to Nelson, and is a busy little office, open for sixteen hours each week across the full six-day banking week operating until Saturday closure is implemented in July 1969.

1960 s Barrowford Window Feature Close Up BGA Ref 30-105

This lovely feature window complements a nice sympathetic design which fits right in on this busy village street. On the inside, the branch is a somewhat alarming vision of woodgrain that almost hides the door to the interview room.

In Service: 20 August 1951 until 17 July 1992

Image © Barclays Ref 0030-0105

Much more tasteful is the lovely Martins branded feature window outside, and this begs the question – where is it now? We are fortunate enough to have a similar window pane in the Archive, which came from Martins Bank’s Branch at APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND.