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The
Mercantile Bank of Lancashire opens a
branch at 7 Derby Street Leek, between September and November 1899. Two
amalgamations bring the branch into the hands of Martins Bank Limited in
1928, and Martins trades from here until - even with the merger pending -
1969, it was felt that newer, more commodious premises would be appropriate
to meet the needs of the Bank’s growing business in this Staffordshire
town.
The
new office was opened across the road at No 16 DERBY STREET, but it survuved only until 4 Feberuary 1972, when
business was transferred to the Barclays Branch at 83 Haywood Street. |
In Service:
Sep-Nov 1899 until 1969
Image © Martins Bank Archive Collections
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Image © Barclays Ref 0030-1589 |
Image © Martins Bank Archive Collections - Stephen Walker
This Leek Branch cheque - from the
collection of Stephen Walker - was printed in June 1951. It bears the NATIONAL NUMBER for Leek
Branch, 11-431. By the early
1960s the advent of READER/SORTER technology,
sees British banks adopting the six-digit sorting sode numbers that are still
in use today. |
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