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When the Bank of
Liverpool and Martins amalgamtes with the Lancashire and Yrkshire Bank
in 1928, the newly created Martins Bank sets about consolidating its new Branch
network. The Lancashire and Yokrshire Branch in Manchester’s Harpurhey is
closed at 148 Rochdale Road, and moved to No 176, where it remains until
1952, when it is moved once again! Our extracts here show evidence of this
Branch at both ends of its life. |
In Service: 1928
until 1952
Extract from Martins Bank Annual Report and Accounts for
1928 © Barclays
Image © BT 1951 |
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From the records we have, it appears
that Harpurhey is run as a full Branch under the management of Mr A
Shelmerdine until the move in 1952 to 778 Rochdale Road – from then on
Harpurhey is a self accounting sub-Branch to Queen’s Park Branch. This part
of Manchester has seen major redevelopment since the 1960s, and Rochdale Road
bears little resemblance now to how it looked back then. Our gallery below
features those staff for whom we have photographs, who worked at Harpurhey up
to 1952.
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