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Coventry and Warwickshire benefit building society

Wed Feb 10, 2010 7:54 am

I came across this society today whilst researching something totally unrelated.

The advert dates from about 1976 and claims that the society was established in 1848 and is Coventry's oldest local (building??) society. The registered office was 23, Bayley lane and the picture looks like what I remember as Browetts solicitors.

I had never heard of this, anyone know anything about it?

Re: Coventry and Warwickshire benefit building society

Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:56 am

Doesn't ring a bell at all I'm afraid Rebbonk - I wonder if the Coventry B.S. - which started out life as The Coventry Economic B.S. merged with it :?:

Re: Coventry and Warwickshire benefit building society

Wed Feb 10, 2010 2:42 pm

Wasn't there also a "Coventry Friendly Society" which merged with the Coventry Economic to form the currrent building society?

Re: Coventry and Warwickshire benefit building society

Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:05 pm

Thanks

At the same time (1976) I have a book listing the Cov' Economic and the Cov' Provident as well as this one.

It's not that important, it was just something that I had never come across before.

Re: Coventry and Warwickshire benefit building society

Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:15 pm

rebbonk wrote:At the same time (1976) I have a book listing the Cov' Economic and the Cov' Provident as well as this one.
The 'Provident' was probably the one I was thinking about? :oops:

Re: Coventry and Warwickshire benefit building society

Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:21 am

Appears it was absorbed into Midshires BS in 1978

http://mutuals.fsa.gov.uk/SocietyDetails.aspx?Number=147&Suffix=B

Which was absorbed into Birmingham Midshires BS

http://mutuals.fsa.gov.uk/SocietyDetails.aspx?Number=465&Suffix=B

Which was absorbed into the Halifax

http://mutuals.fsa.gov.uk/SocietyDetails.aspx?Number=738&Suffix=B

Which in turn became part of HBOS

Which is now part of Lloyds banking group

Re: Coventry and Warwickshire benefit building society

Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:20 am

Good work finding that info. Rebbonk !!
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