11-59-50 Loftus

In 1960s Yorkshire, you can hardly move for Martins Bank Branches. In particular, that part of Yorkshire that is firmly within the Bank’s North Eastern District often sees more than one Branch in a town or City, as well as a myriad of sub branches, many from the days of the North Eastern Banking Company. Today these towns and villages have been subsumed into metrolpolitan areas associated with Tyneside, and their Yorkshire past seems all but forgotten.

Loftus

In Service: 1874 until Friday 6 October 2017

Image © Barclays Ref: 0030-1718

MIchael Jones.jpg The North Eastern Bank opens its Branch at Loftus in 1874, and it remains open continuously until October 2017, when it is closed as a Branch of Barclays. As a Branch of Martins Bank, Loftus Branch is in charge of three sub-Branches, at BROTTON, CARLIN HOW and SKELTON and in 1968 it is also briefly home to a tennis champion, as Martins Bank Magazine reports…

1968 03 MBM.jpg North Eastern District News

Tennis Champion

Michael Jones (Loftus) won the 1968 lawn tennis singles tournament of the North Riding and Teesdale Association of Youth Clubs thereby qualifying together with the North Riding Team to play in the national finals in London on 7 September. As well as representing the North Riding he will also represent the Northern Association of Boys Clubs at the London championships.

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*Mr G R Tarn* *On the Staff* *1919*	*Mr W Weatherill* *Joined the Bank Here* *1924*	*Mr J D Grabham* *On the Staff* *1939 to 1941*	*Mr A B Hindmarsh* *Manager* *1946 to 1951*	*Mr W Dunn* *Manager* *1951 to 1965*	*Mr Gordon W Curry* *On the Staff* *1951 to 1951*



*Mr J W Burnside* *Joined the Bank here* *1952 to 1952*	*Mr R Goldby* *Joined the Bank Here* *1954 to 1956*	*Mr M P Ramsdale* *On the Staff* *1960 to 1961*	*Mr Kenneth Quinn* *on the Staff* *1961 to 1963*	*Miss E M Smith* *Cashier* *1963*	*Mr J M Metcalfe* *on the Staff* *1964 Onwards*



*Mr W S Hall* *Manager* *1965 onwards*	*Mr Michael Jones* *On the Staff* *1968*