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Our main photograph is Martins Bank’s Branch at Port Erin after
being rebuilt in 1962, below you can see the Branch as it was in the days of
the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank. The
six branches of the Manx Bank are subsumed by the Mercantile Bank, and find
their way through subsequent mergers into the portfolio of Martins Bank. |
In Service: 1882 until 7 april 2000 Image © Barclays Ref
0030-2320 |
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Opened originally in 1882, Port
Erin Branch is situated on the South-East coast of the Island. The spread of the Isle of Man Branches is
such that wherever you are on the Island, you are never too far away from
one. Opening hours here, and in the
Channel Islands, are broadly the same as for the mainland branches, with the
exception of a slightly shortened Saturday service. Staff members also enjoy the low income tax
rates and other benefits of living effectively “abroad”, on the Isle of Man.
In 1950, Martins Bank Magazine pays a short visit to Port Erin, and also
makes time to take in some of the spectacular sights in that part of Man… We
paid our official visit to Port Erin branch, and as Mr. Rushby had very kindly invited us to
his home on the following day we did not stay long
enough to hinder the work on the Saturday, the principal object of our visit
being to meet G. R. Clucas, the other half of the staff. Mr. Clucas entered the service in 1943 at Douglas,
going to the mainland in 1947 for a spell at London Foreign branch. Two years later he went to Speke, returning to the Island this
year. He has finished his Institute
of Bankers' exams and is now part way through those of the Chartered
Institute of Secretaries. He was on holiday when our photographer called. We received a
very friendly welcome from Mr. and Mrs. Rushby and their daughter Heather and
were on common ground immediately for both Mr. Rushby and his wife are keen
gardeners and their garden is a picture. In the afternoon we defied the pouring rain and went to see the
Calf of Man and afterwards walked over to the Chasms; a thoroughly enjoyable
experience in spite of deplorable weather conditions: though it must be placed on record that Sunday was
our only really wet day. Mr. Rushby
and his wife are Londoners but Mr. Rushby came to the Island with his parents
and entered the service of the L. and Y. Bank in 1916. He had a long spell at
Douglas and was appointed Clerk-in-Charge at Port Erin in 1932. In the picture is
Mr E Rushby (right) with Mr J E Crowe, M.C., who was on
relief on the day our
photographer called. |
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Image © Barclays Ref
0030-2320 |
Image © Martins Bank
Archive Collections - Stephen Walker |
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1960 – The plans are drawn for a new look branch for the 1960s, but Port
Erin’s stationery has yet to be brought into the computer age. |
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