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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?
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
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?
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.
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?
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=BWhich was absorbed into Birmingham Midshires BS
http://mutuals.fsa.gov.uk/SocietyDetails.aspx?Number=465&Suffix=BWhich was absorbed into the Halifax
http://mutuals.fsa.gov.uk/SocietyDetails.aspx?Number=738&Suffix=BWhich in turn became part of HBOS
Which is now part of Lloyds banking group
Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:20 am
Good work finding that info. Rebbonk !!
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