Введение
Лондонский бывший частный банк
Martins Bank was a London private bank, trading for much of its time under the symbol of “The Grasshopper”, that could trace its origins back to Thomas Gresham and the London goldsmiths, from which it developed into a bank known as Martin's Bank from 1890. That bank was acquired in 1918 by the Bank of Liverpool, which wanted Martins to give it a London presence and a seat on the London Bankers' Clearing House. The Martin name was retained in the title of the enlarged bank which was known as the Bank of Liverpool and Martins Limited. The title was shortened to Martins Bank Limited (without an apostrophe) in 1928 at the insistence of the directors of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank when it was bought by the Bank of Liverpool and Martins. The head office and managerial control remained firmly in Liverpool, cementing Martins' place as the only English national bank to have its head office outside London. founded the bank in 1563. However, although he is believed to be the first to use the sign of the Grasshopper on a goldsmith's shop in Lombard Street
The Martin family were among the early London Goldsmiths. In 1558 Richard Martin was elected a liveryman of the Goldsmiths Company and later a Master of the Mint and Lord Mayor of the City of London. Successive generations of Martins ran the bank that was popularly referred to as “The Grasshopper” but the partnership went through various incarnations, including Martins, Stone and Blackwell, and Martin Stone and Foote in the eighteenth century; and Martin and Company in 1844. The bank was bought by Barclays Bank in 1969, when all of its 700 branches became branches of Barclays. Around 30 branches closed immediately, and ten were downgraded to sub branches. Some, such as the sub branch at Eaton, Norwich, Norfolk were brand new and handed over to Barclays on the day appointed by Act of Parliament for the merger of the two banks, 15 December 1969. The Martins grasshopper logo was retained for part of the combined business until the early 1980s, with "Martins Branch" and a small grasshopper appearing first on both statements and cheque books, later cheques only (see the Martins Bank Archive Project link below). Martins numbered among its customers a football pools company, a major airline and a world renowned shipping line. When these customers wanted to borrow large sums, Martins was known to have borrowed from other banks on a number of occasions to fulfil these requests. Even so, many who worked for the bank believed that Martins could have survived on its own, as at the time of takeover it was expanding its UK banking operation, and continuing a run of "firsts" which included:
First in the north of England with a cash machine, in 1967 at 84 Church Street, Liverpool
First with mobile branches to provide banking to remote areas
First with a drive through bank, in Leicester in 1959 and Epsom in 1966
First and only national English bank to have a head office outside London
First to recognise and embrace the swinging 60's in its advertising
First to experiment with and then use a computer to operate current account business
First with a branch on the centre court at Wimbledon
Women were contractually obliged to leave the bank upon marriage, and as late as 1965, men were not allowed to get married until their salary reached a prescribed level. Many of Martins' forms, and some procedures, were retained or later adopted by Barclays as being more advanced than their own.
Martins Bank был частным банком в Лондоне, торговавшим большую часть своего времени под символом «Кузнечик» (The Grasshopper), и чья история восходит к Томасу Грешему и лондонским ювелирам, из которых он развился в банк, известный как Martin's Bank с 1890 года. В 1918 году этот банк был приобретен Банком Ливерпуля, который хотел, чтобы Martins обеспечил ему присутствие в Лондоне и место в Лондонском банковском клиринговом центре. Название «Martin» было сохранено в названии объединенного банка, который стал известен как Bank of Liverpool and Martins Limited. В 1928 году название было сокращено до Martins Bank Limited (без апострофа) по настоянию директоров Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank после его покупки Банком Ливерпуля и Martins. Главный офис и управленческий контроль остались в Ливерпуле, что закрепило за Martins статус единственного английского национального банка с головным офисом за пределами Лондона. Томас Грешем основал банк в 1563 году. Однако считается, что именно он первым использовал вывеску с изображением кузнечика на ювелирной лавке на Ломбард-стрит. Семья Мартин входила в число первых лондонских ювелиров. В 1558 году Ричард Мартин был избран членом гильдии ювелиров (liveryman of the Goldsmiths Company), а затем стал мастером Монетного двора и лордом-мэром города Лондона. Последующие поколения Мартинов руководили банком, который в народе назывался «Кузнечик», но партнерство переживало различные трансформации, включая Martins, Stone and Blackwell, Martin Stone and Foote в XVIII веке и Martin and Company в 1844 году. В 1969 году банк был приобретен Barclays Bank, в результате чего все его 700 отделений стали филиалами Barclays. Около 30 отделений были немедленно закрыты, а десять понижены в статусе до под-отделений. Некоторые, такие как под-отделение в Итоне, Норвиче, Норфолке, были совершенно новыми и переданы Barclays в день, установленный Актом парламента для слияния двух банков – 15 декабря 1969 года. Логотип кузнечика Martins сохранялся для части объединенного бизнеса до начала 1980-х годов, сначала на выписках и чековых книжках, а затем только на чеках, с надписью «Martins Branch» и изображением маленького кузнечика (см. ссылку на проект архива банка Martins ниже). Среди клиентов Martins были компания, организующая футбольные тотализаторы, крупная авиакомпания и всемирно известная судоходная компания. Когда этим клиентам требовались крупные суммы, Martins неоднократно прибегал к займам у других банков для удовлетворения этих запросов. Тем не менее, многие сотрудники банка считали, что Martins мог бы выжить самостоятельно, поскольку на момент поглощения он расширял свою банковскую деятельность в Великобритании и продолжал серию «первых», включая:
Первый на севере Англии с банкоматом в 1967 году по адресу 84 Church Street, Ливерпуль.
Первый с мобильными отделениями для обслуживания удаленных районов.
Первый с банком с обслуживанием через окно (drive-through bank) в Лестере в 1959 году и в Эпсоме в 1966 году.
Первый и единственный национальный английский банк с головным офисом за пределами Лондона.
Первый, кто признал и использовал дух «свингующих шестидесятых» в своей рекламе.
Первый, кто экспериментировал с компьютером, а затем использовал его для ведения текущих счетов.
Первое отделение на центральном корте Уимблдона.
Martins Bank was a London private bank, trading for much of its time under the symbol of “The Grasshopper”, that could trace its origins back to Thomas Gresham and the London goldsmiths, from which it developed into a bank known as Martin's Bank from 1890. That bank was acquired in 1918 by the Bank of Liverpool, which wanted Martins to give it a London presence and a seat on the London Bankers' Clearing House. The Martin name was retained in the title of the enlarged bank which was known as the Bank of Liverpool and Martins Limited. The title was shortened to Martins Bank Limited (without an apostrophe) in 1928 at the insistence of the directors of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank when it was bought by the Bank of Liverpool and Martins. The head office and managerial control remained firmly in Liverpool, cementing Martins' place as the only English national bank to have its head office outside London. founded the bank in 1563. However, although he is believed to be the first to use the sign of the Grasshopper on a goldsmith's shop in Lombard Street
The Martin family were among the early London Goldsmiths. In 1558 Richard Martin was elected a liveryman of the Goldsmiths Company and later a Master of the Mint and Lord Mayor of the City of London. Successive generations of Martins ran the bank that was popularly referred to as “The Grasshopper” but the partnership went through various incarnations, including Martins, Stone and Blackwell, and Martin Stone and Foote in the eighteenth century; and Martin and Company in 1844. The bank was bought by Barclays Bank in 1969, when all of its 700 branches became branches of Barclays. Around 30 branches closed immediately, and ten were downgraded to sub branches. Some, such as the sub branch at Eaton, Norwich, Norfolk were brand new and handed over to Barclays on the day appointed by Act of Parliament for the merger of the two banks, 15 December 1969. The Martins grasshopper logo was retained for part of the combined business until the early 1980s, with "Martins Branch" and a small grasshopper appearing first on both statements and cheque books, later cheques only (see the Martins Bank Archive Project link below). Martins numbered among its customers a football pools company, a major airline and a world renowned shipping line. When these customers wanted to borrow large sums, Martins was known to have borrowed from other banks on a number of occasions to fulfil these requests. Even so, many who worked for the bank believed that Martins could have survived on its own, as at the time of takeover it was expanding its UK banking operation, and continuing a run of "firsts" which included:
First in the north of England with a cash machine, in 1967 at 84 Church Street, Liverpool
First with mobile branches to provide banking to remote areas
First with a drive through bank, in Leicester in 1959 and Epsom in 1966
First and only national English bank to have a head office outside London
First to recognise and embrace the swinging 60's in its advertising
First to experiment with and then use a computer to operate current account business
First with a branch on the centre court at Wimbledon
Women were contractually obliged to leave the bank upon marriage, and as late as 1965, men were not allowed to get married until their salary reached a prescribed level. Many of Martins' forms, and some procedures, were retained or later adopted by Barclays as being more advanced than their own.
Женщины по контракту были обязаны покинуть банк после вступления в брак, а мужчинам до конца 1965 года не разрешалось жениться, пока их зарплата не достигнет установленного уровня. Многие формы и некоторые процедуры Martins были сохранены или позже приняты Barclays как более передовые, чем их собственные.
Martins Bank was a London private bank, trading for much of its time under the symbol of “The Grasshopper”, that could trace its origins back to Thomas Gresham and the London goldsmiths, from which it developed into a bank known as Martin's Bank from 1890. That bank was acquired in 1918 by the Bank of Liverpool, which wanted Martins to give it a London presence and a seat on the London Bankers' Clearing House. The Martin name was retained in the title of the enlarged bank which was known as the Bank of Liverpool and Martins Limited. The title was shortened to Martins Bank Limited (without an apostrophe) in 1928 at the insistence of the directors of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank when it was bought by the Bank of Liverpool and Martins. The head office and managerial control remained firmly in Liverpool, cementing Martins' place as the only English national bank to have its head office outside London. founded the bank in 1563. However, although he is believed to be the first to use the sign of the Grasshopper on a goldsmith's shop in Lombard Street
The Martin family were among the early London Goldsmiths. In 1558 Richard Martin was elected a liveryman of the Goldsmiths Company and later a Master of the Mint and Lord Mayor of the City of London. Successive generations of Martins ran the bank that was popularly referred to as “The Grasshopper” but the partnership went through various incarnations, including Martins, Stone and Blackwell, and Martin Stone and Foote in the eighteenth century; and Martin and Company in 1844. The bank was bought by Barclays Bank in 1969, when all of its 700 branches became branches of Barclays. Around 30 branches closed immediately, and ten were downgraded to sub branches. Some, such as the sub branch at Eaton, Norwich, Norfolk were brand new and handed over to Barclays on the day appointed by Act of Parliament for the merger of the two banks, 15 December 1969. The Martins grasshopper logo was retained for part of the combined business until the early 1980s, with "Martins Branch" and a small grasshopper appearing first on both statements and cheque books, later cheques only (see the Martins Bank Archive Project link below). Martins numbered among its customers a football pools company, a major airline and a world renowned shipping line. When these customers wanted to borrow large sums, Martins was known to have borrowed from other banks on a number of occasions to fulfil these requests. Even so, many who worked for the bank believed that Martins could have survived on its own, as at the time of takeover it was expanding its UK banking operation, and continuing a run of "firsts" which included:
First in the north of England with a cash machine, in 1967 at 84 Church Street, Liverpool
First with mobile branches to provide banking to remote areas
First with a drive through bank, in Leicester in 1959 and Epsom in 1966
First and only national English bank to have a head office outside London
First to recognise and embrace the swinging 60's in its advertising
First to experiment with and then use a computer to operate current account business
First with a branch on the centre court at Wimbledon
Women were contractually obliged to leave the bank upon marriage, and as late as 1965, men were not allowed to get married until their salary reached a prescribed level. Many of Martins' forms, and some procedures, were retained or later adopted by Barclays as being more advanced than their own.
Архив банка Мартинс
Архив Мартинс Банка собирает изображения и предметы, связанные с Мартинс Банком, с 1989 года. С 2009 года коллекция стала доступна онлайн, и заинтересованные лица могут направлять запросы (или предоставлять) информацию или изображения по электронной почте через веб-сайт архива. С 2011 года Архив Мартинс Банка публикует информационный бюллетень Клуба пенсионеров Grasshopper – группы бывших сотрудников Мартинс Банка, деятельность которой финансируется частично за счет членских взносов, а частично – Barclays. Сайт поддерживается в сотрудничестве с, но независимо от Barclays, которые предоставляют несколько тысяч изображений отделений банка в период с 1930-х по 1969 год. По состоянию на 24 июня 2013 года веб-сайт архива содержит 1116 страниц информации и изображений, относящихся к более чем 900 известным и бывшим отделениям Мартинс Банка. Архив собрал базу данных сотрудников, насчитывающую более 100 000 записей, на основе имеющихся бумажных документов, и может предоставить ограниченную информацию генеалогическим исследователям. Данные о карьере некоторых сотрудников доступны с конца 1800-х годов, но в основном записи охватывают период с 1946 по 1969 год. База данных также содержит информацию о новых сотрудниках, переводах, повышениях, браках, выходах на пенсию и смертях. Архив Мартинс Банка также содержит отдельный архив банка Льюиса за период с 1958 по 1967 год, для которого также ведется база данных сотрудников.