11-49-60 Norton on Tees

To quote the advertiser’s jargon of the time, could this be the Mecca for the North East’s “Pace-setters” “Modern-Marrieds” or “Getaway-People” ? – possibly not, but Norton High Street looks here about as modern as you can get for the late 1960s. Pop into the bank, then take your hard-earned cash next door to pay for the newly popular package holiday to Spain. In an area dominated by Martins Bank, this Branch is recorded both as Norton on Tees and Stockton on Tees, Norton, and is not to be confused with the Bank’s Branch at 2 Norton Road Stockton on Tees!

In Service: 1967 until 12 June 1969

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Norton is a self accounting sub to Stockton, and enjoys nightsafe facilities, full six day opening, and a Clerk in Charge who is able to deal with basic managerial duties under the signing title of “pro Manager”. Barclays already has a branch here, at No 6 High Street, and when Barclays and Martins Merge at the end of 1969, the Martins office is closed and the business transferred to the other end of the street…