{"id":3564,"date":"2011-07-04T21:08:08","date_gmt":"2011-07-04T20:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/?p=3564"},"modified":"2011-07-04T21:08:08","modified_gmt":"2011-07-04T20:08:08","slug":"carlisle-and-cumberland-bank-wigton-cumbria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heritageandhistory.com\/contents1a\/2011\/07\/carlisle-and-cumberland-bank-wigton-cumbria\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlisle and Cumberland Bank – Wigton, Cumbria"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following a recent walk around the town of Wigton, in north Cumbria, we were curious to learn more about some carved stonework we spotted with the letters C and C 1905.<\/p>\n

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The former Martins Bank in Wigton, north Cumbria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The carving was above a window in what is currently the local Barclays bank for the town.<\/p>\n

Also visible was the quite strong outline of the word Martins, all in capital letters.<\/p>\n

The building in question is on Kings Street in the town.<\/p>\n

Web research points towards the C and C being\u00a0The Carlisle and Cumberland banking Company Limited<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The prospectus for the Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company was issued in 1836.<\/p>\n

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C and C Bank - 1905 - Better known as the Carlisle and Cumberland Bank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Martins banking empire took over the branch with the acquisition of\u00a0Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company.<\/p>\n

Martins, at the height of its success, merged with Barclays in 1969.<\/p>\n

Can you add any more to the story of this building and it’s history? \u00a0Let us know in the comments area below.<\/p>\n

Further information<\/p>\n

Cumberland and Carlisle \u00a35 note<\/a> – The British Museum<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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