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There are few available details of Branch Managers being in specific posts at specific dates, but a number of different sources provide some details - as specified below:
 
Committee Minutes in August 1919 detailed the appointments of the officers to be in charge of branches on the first day of business. They were given the titles of 'Branch Superintendent' or 'Clerk-in-Charge' depending on the status of the branch. At a meeting of the General Committee on October 16th 1922 it was Resolved:
 
That in future, Officers in charge of Daily Branches be designated "Branch Managers".
In general, this designation is used throughout this website.
 
 
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Branch Managers - 1919

Original appointments when the Bank commenced business on September 1st 1919

Branch Managers - 1922

 

 

Branch Managers - 1923

 

Branch Managers - 1924

 

The Bank's Finance Sub-Committee meeting in 1923 and 1924 (regarding Fidelity Guarantees) listed the names of Branch Managers and Clerks-in-Charge without specifying their branches:

 

Branch Managers - 1926

 

At a meeting of the Bank's General Purposes Sub-Committee on February 8th 1926, the officers in charge of branches were referred to as Managers

 

 

Branch Managers - 1928

 

Branch Managers - 1929

 

Branch Managers - 1930

 

Branch Managers - 1931

 

 

 

The published Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for four successive years (1928 to 1931) listed the names of Managers for the "Daily Branch Banks". In those lists, the Managers were referred to as Officers-in-Charge.

 

 

 

 Branch Managers - 1933

 

 

 Officers in charge of branches classified as

 'Branch Managers' or 'Officers-in-Charge'

 depending on their progress in obtaining a

 professional qualification

 

 

 

Branch Managers - 1934

 

 

Returns made by branches to Head Office regarding the sales of the General Manager's book (Britain's First Municipal Savings Bank) were signed by the managers listed

 

Branch Managers - 1937

 

Appointments made in 1937 following the Classification of Branches into 4 Grades based on the number of Annual Transactions

 

 

 

Branch Managers - 1958

 

The Staff Association's Register of members listed staff by Branch and Department as at January 27th 1958, and is the source of this listing

 

 

Branch Managers - 1959

 

Branch Managers - 1960

 

Branch Managers - 1961

 

Branch Managers - 1963

 

Branch Managers - 1965

 

Branch Managers - 1966

 

Branch Managers - 1967

 

Branch Managers - 1969

 

Branch Managers - 1970

 

Branch Managers - 1971

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bank's Staff Magazines periodically listed Branch Managers and is the source for this period

 

 

Group and Branch Managers - 1972

 

 

The source of the following list of Managers is a circular issued to branches by Head Office when a revised structure incorporating a system of Group Managers was introduced

 

Group and Branch Managers - 1973

 

Group and Branch Managers - 1974

 

In 1974 the Branch Network Structure was amended when a number of small branches were designated as sub-branches that were managed on a day-to-day basis by Clerks-in-Charge. This policy was reversed when the BMB changed its status to become a Trustee Savings Bank. At the same date, the 8 Groups were rationalised to 4 - possibly in anticipation of the planned amalgamation with the TSB of the Midlands