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 In his pamphlet “Martins Bank Branches in Sussex” (1984) Mr
A F Hill (pictured below in 1967) makes only a short reference to Martins
Bank’s sub-Branch at Goring by Sea. He
notes that it is opened in early 1968, but because of merger plans with
Barclays, it is closed again in 1969 without really having had the chance to
make a significant contribution to Martins Bank’s expansion.
 It looks as though the area would have  provided good business for the Bank, as the opening hours
at Goring by Sea were set to the full six day banking week. Opening on Saturday Morning had been a
fixture of banking dating back to the 1800s, but by the end of 1969 the
pressure from trades unions was enough for most banks in England and Wales to
close their doors on Saturday.
 For a short period, a compensatory “late evening opening”
was introduced until the banks opted to add half an hour at each end of the
previous Monday to Friday Hours. As it is one of a number of sites where
Barclays already has its own Branch, Goring by Sea is indeed a very
short-lived branch. Whilst this
happens to several other Martins Branches, some Barclays Branches are also closed,
in favour of better Martins premises.Our friends at Barclays tell us that
unfortunately they do not have any images of this office. If you have
memories and/or pictures of Goring by Sea sub branch that will help us expand
this page, please contact us at the usual address: martinsbankarchive@btinternet.com. Someone who has done just that, is Martins Colleague
and Secretary of the Grasshopper Pensioners’ Club Dave Baldwin, to whom we
are grateful for this contemporary image.
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In Service: 22 April 1968 until 28 February 1969
Image © Martins Bank Archive Collections
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