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Leek & Westbourne Building Society

Period 1965–1974 Formed 1965 by merger of Leek & Moorlands and Westbourne Park
Fate Merged
Part of Coventry Building Society

Lineage

Leek & Westbourne Leek & Moorlands merged 1965 Westbourne Park merged 1965 Orient acquired 1966 Crewe acquired 1966 Longdendale acquired 1966 Glossop acquired 1966 National Independent acquired 1967 Acme acquired 1967 Greater London acquired 1967 SV Stockport Victoria & Reddish acquired 1970 Keswick acquired 1970 Wearside acquired 1971 Tunstall acquired 1971 New Homes acquired 1972 Queen Anne acquired 1972 Paramount acquired 1973 Globe acquired 1968 Alliance Perpetual acquired 1968 Summit acquired 1968 Fenton acquired 1968 Pembrokeshire acquired 1968 Town & County acquired 1968 St Helens & Rainford acquired 1969

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History

Leek & Westbourne Building Society was formed in 1965 through the merger of Leek & Moorlands Building Society and Westbourne Park Building Society. It continued an active programme of expansion, absorbing a further 21 societies between 1966 and 1973. In 1974, it merged with Eastern Counties Building Society to form Leek, Westbourne & Eastern Counties Building Society.

Absorbed from

1965mergedLeek & Moorlands Building Society1965mergedWestbourne Park Building Society1966acquiredOrient Permanent Building Society1966acquiredCrewe Permanent Benefit Building Society1966acquiredLongdendale Permanent Benefit Building Society1966acquiredGlossop Perpetual Building Society1967acquiredNational Independent Permanent Benefit Building Society1967acquiredAcme Building Society1967acquiredGreater London Permanent Building Society1968acquiredGlobe Building Society1968acquiredAlliance Perpetual Building Society1968acquiredSummit Building Society1968acquiredFenton Mutual Permanent Benefit Building Society1968acquiredPembrokeshire Permanent Benefit Building Society1968acquiredTown & County Permanent Benefit Building Society1969acquiredSt Helens & Rainford Building Society1970acquiredStockport Victoria & Reddish Building Society1970acquiredKeswick Benefit Building Society1971acquiredWearside Building Society1971acquiredTunstall Building Society1972acquiredNew Homes Building Society1972acquiredQueen Anne Permanent Benefit Building Society1973acquiredParamount Building Society

Became part of

1974mergedLeek, Westbourne & Eastern Counties Building Society

Sources

Last updated: 04/05/2026