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Leek, Westbourne & Eastern Counties Building Society

Period 1974–1975 Formed 1974 by merger of Leek & Westbourne and Eastern Counties
Fate Renamed
Part of Coventry Building Society

Lineage

Leek, Westbourne & Eastern Counties Leek & Westbourne merged 1974 Eastern Counties merged 1974 Oldbury Britannia acquired 1974 Chesterfield acquired 1975 City of Cardiff acquired 1975 Consett Reliance acquired 1975 Bath Liberal acquired 1975

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History

Leek, Westbourne & Eastern Counties Building Society was formed in 1974 through the merger of Leek & Westbourne Building Society and Eastern Counties Building Society. It continued the group’s programme of consolidation, incorporating a number of smaller societies, including Oldbury Britannia Building Society. Following these developments, the society was renamed Britannia Building Society in 1975.

Absorbed from

1974mergedLeek & Westbourne Building Society1974mergedEastern Counties Building Society1974acquiredOldbury Britannia Building Society1975acquiredChesterfield Benefit Building Society1975acquiredCity of Cardiff Permanent Building Society1975acquiredConsett Reliance Building Society1975acquiredBath Liberal Building Society

Became part of

1975renamedBritannia Building Society (1975-2009)

Sources

Last updated: 04/05/2026