This benefit to the town did not include clerical staff, many service sub-contracts, contracts for the farmers growing barley and wages spent in local shops.
Banks started to become heavy investors in computer technology to automate much of the manual processing, which began a shift by banks from large clerical staffs to new automated systems.
In 1967 the main hall was extended to accommodate the increased number staff, and an extension was made in 1996 to create offices for the administration and clerical staff.
