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As a County Borough of the
West Riding of Yorkshire, Leeds is an important City. It is home to one of
Martins Bank’s decentralised District Offices. This means that local businesses
don’t have long to wait for decisions on borrowing requests, and that such
decisions will take into account local financial conditions. The Bank also
has a Trustee and Investment Department at Leeds. Of the nine Leeds branches and departments
that at one time or other carry the name of Martins Bank, Leeds Oakwood and
Headingley branches are both opened in the early 1920s by the Bank of
Liverpool and Martins, following their takeover of the Halifax commercial
Banking Company. Whilst this branch survives only until 1974, Oakwood is a
little more useful to Barclays and remains in service for sixty-five years,
the doors being closed for the final time at the end of 1992. |
In Service: 26 February
1927until 4 December 1992
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© Barclays Ref 0030/2165 |
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Under Martins Bank, Oakwood
is a sub branch to Chapel Allerton, and provides a counter service over a
six-day full banking week. Saturday morning opening is withdrawn by all banks
in England and Wales by the end of 1968 following pressure from the Banking
Staff Associations and the Banking Union.
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