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The Bank of Liverpool and
Martins opens its Branch at Cockfield in 1925. From the borders of Yorkshire
and Durham, Martins Bank’s Barnard Castle branch operates four sub-branches:
Staindrop, Butterknowle, Gainford and Cockfield. In this image we see the classic “front
room” banking arrangement which prevails over much of England.
The branch is moved just before
the merger with Barclays, to 75 Front Street, which is now a residential
property next door to Cockfield Post Office®. At this time the branch opens
for one and a half hours each week. It is also what in the twenty-first
Century has become a major bone of contention – the only bank in the village. |
In Service: 1925 until 1990
Image
© Barclays Ref: 0030-0688 |
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Despite this, and the short opening hours at Cockfield,
Barclays does continue to operate this tiny sub-branch for twenty-one years
or so, shutting up shop for the final time in 1990.
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