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 When
Martins Bank begins its expansion across England and Wales, temporary
premises are often taken for the Bank to get a foothold in a town or village
until purpose built offices are completed.
The Bank sets up business in Rhyl at No 7 Bodfor Street on 5 Jan 1939,
and by early 1940 it has moved to the Town’s High Street. There it will
stay - for thirty more years – until
the merger with Barclays puts an end to Martins Bank’s long involvement with
this part of North Wales. As a full
Branch of the Bank, Rhyl opens for the full six day banking week. Of the
original Branch Staff we have just the one image for our Staff Gallery below
– Mr K Harris-Hughes who is Manager at Rhyl for the years of the Second World
War, 1939 to 1945. The Bank takes the opportunity to publicise the opening of
THREE new branches in the same week, with various newspaper advertisements
naming Rhyl, Reading and Plymouth. Each of them is a temporary Branch,
intended to move within a short space of time to more permanent premises….
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In Service: Thursday 5
January 1939 until 1940
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