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Ovenden is listed as an
agency of the Halifax Commercial Bank as early as 1893. The Halifax Commercial merges with the Bank
of Liverpool and Martins in 1920. In
Martins’ time Ovenden is a sub branch to No 16 Silver Street Halifax, and
remains open until 1942 when the pressures of War on staffing levels makes it
necessary to close or mothball a number of smaller branches. This is also the end of an era for a small
group of tiny sub branches to Halifax, with the closure of RIPPONDEN on 25
July 1942, and Ovenden on the same day as each other, 31 August 1942. |
In Service:
1893 until 31 August 1942
Extract
from Martins Bank Limited Annual Report and Account for 1934 © Barclays
Image
© BT 1929
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This is the second time in
the modern history of Martins that the Bank decides to consolidate its
network of branches in the North. We
are still looking for more details of Ovenden sub-Branch, and if you can help
with information or pictures of this or any of Martins Bank’s 1000+ Branches
and sub-Branches, please do get in touch with us at the usual address – martinsbankarchive@btinternet.com.
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