This branch of Nationwide is extremely small, & as it only has 2 teller counters, queues are common…read more& sometimes out of the door. There is an automated facility for withdrawing & paying-in inside, which has the capability of also updating your pass book. Personally, I don't feel comfortable in this branch due to it's claustrophobic feel, & look forward to it's impending relocation.

This branch of the Nationwide building society is situated right on the market square right in the…read morecentre of Hitchin and, as such, is very handily located. The branch itself is quite small which means that at popular times (lunch hours and Saturday mornings) the queues do build up and it can become quite a squeeze inside. They only have two cashier positions which again doesn't help the overcrowding so it's best to visit at less popular times if you possibly can. That said I've always found the staff friendly and helpful and I've used their banking services at this particular branch for many years. There's a cashpoint ouside if you're short of cash on a shopping trip though again, watch the queues at busy times.

This is a fairly big Lloyds. The queues are reasonable. They have a reasonable number of counters…read moreand open them as needed. The cash machines are not outside. They are in a little room off to one side of the bank. Therefore you don't have to stand out in the cold and it is more private. During the day, there is easy access to the room. Outside bank hours, you need to use your card to access the room. This again helps with privacy and misuse of the room. You can go and see their financial advisors to discuss mortgages, loans etc.

I'm not the kind of girl that would usually put the words 'love' and 'bank' in the same sentence -…read morebut hear this yon reader: I love this bank. This is England's oldest independent bank. Not only has this bank been family run for ten generations, it's the only business that I've ever heard of ever that was and still is formed as an Unlimited Liability. That's right y'all, if it all goes tits up for these guys, the partners (i.e. the family) bear unlimited personal responsibility for the tits upedness. Have you ever? Yeah, me either. Makes other formations feel like an abdication of personal responsibility me thinks.

The Chesham Building Society is the oldest Building Society in the world…read more Chesham Building society is still a local, mutual Building society and has won a large number of "best buy" product awards for its range of Mortgages and savings products. Friendly staff without the long queues of the other larger Building Societies in Chesham.