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Situated
between Skipton and Settle is Martins Bank’s Hellifield sub-Branch. Mentioned
in the Domesday Book, and once an important railway junction, nowadays the
village suffers somewhat from having the main A65 road cutting straight
through its centre – having such a connection with the outside world is only
useful when visitors actually stop and buy something, whilst an excess of visitors is undesireable - a
dilemma that faces many such towns and villages in this beautiful part of
Craven country. Between them, Skipton and Settle have six sub branches. These
offices tend to “fit in” with their surroundings, and Hellifield is no
exception, with its modest shop front in the window of an ordinary terraced
house. |
In Service: Pre 1906
until 23 May 1991
Image © Barclays Ref 0030-1267 |
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Although Hellifield
only opens for five and a half hours each week under Martins Bank, it
survives the merger with Barclays and goes on to serve local customers for a
further thirty one years. It is sad to note that in the twenty first century
very few of these tiny offices are left…
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