11-46-90 Willington

At one of the most prolific growth points in its history, the North Eastern Bank opens a spate of Branches between 1895 and 1900. In 1897 alone, new full Branches are opened at Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Darlington and Durham, and sub-Branches at Willington and Crook. As part of Martins Bank, Willington is a full Branch right up to the merger with Barclays, and its doors remain open for a total of one hundred and three years. We have only one article recorded from Martins Bank Magazine for this Branch. It concerns the retirement after thirty-five years with the Bank, of Mr Harold Jackson, who unfortunately is forced through ill health to leave the service of the Bank early.

In Service: 1 December 1896 until 7 April 2000

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By today’s standards, the service already under his belt would be an amazing achievement, but these are the days when even forty-seven years is nothing unusual. There are many other examples elsewhere in the archive of Managers taking early retirement for reasons of ill-health. The irony is that many of these staff are sent into oblivion with leaving gifts of ashtrays, and other smoking related paraphernalia. Staff records show that Mr Jackson survived for just a few more years, and died on 2 April 1952…

1949 04 MBM.jpg 1949 Mr H Jackson Manager MBM-Wi49P10.jpg We are very sorry to have to record the retirement on account of ill-health of Mr. H. Jackson, formerly Manager of Willington Branch. Mr. Jackson entered the service in 1914 at Benwell, and was transferred to Newcastle in 1915. From 1916 to 1919 he served with H.M. Forces and upon demobilisation went to Durham. In 1925 he was transferred to Chester-le-Street, returning to Durham in 1932. In 1936 he was transferred to Houghton-le-Spring and six years later to the Newcastle District General Manager's Staff. In 1943 he went to Sedgefield and his appointment as Manager of Willington Branch took place the following year. Continued ill-health dogged him and last year he was relieved of the responsibilities of management at his own request. He retired at the end of July, having been on sick leave since May 1948. We would like to send him our good wishes for happier days and a speedy return to good health.



*Mr J W Raine* *Joined the Bank Here* *1920*	*Mr F W Burdon* *Joined the Bank Here* *1923*	*Mr S Surtees* *Manager* *1930 to 1933*	*Mr G H Bennett* *Manager* *1936 to 1944*	*Mr R Russell* *Joined the Bank Here* *1937 to 1939*	*Mr C H Bramwell* *On the Staff* *1939 to 1940*



*Mr C Johnston* *Joined the Bank Here* *1941 to 1943*	*Mr H Jackson* *Manager* *1944 to 1949*	*Mr L Walker* *Manager* *1949 to 1952*	*Mr A D Scotson* *Manager* *1952 to 1964*	*Mr R Morton* *On the Staff* *1962 to 1966*	*Mr R Hunter* *Manager* *1964 onwards*