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Northern Rock Building Society

Period 1965–1997 Formed 1965 by merger of Northern Counties and Rock
Fate Demutualised
Part of Nationwide Building Society

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NR Northern Rock NC Northern Counties merged 1965 RB Rock merged 1965 SH Seaham Harbour (Londonderry) acquired 1965 CE Crook Equitable acquired 1967 WP Workington Permanent Benefit acquired 1968 CP Cockermouth Permanent Benefit acquired 1970 CD Crook District Permanent acquired 1971 NP Northumbria Permanent Benefit acquired 1972 RA Royal Arcade acquired 1973 HP Haltwhistle Permanent Benefit acquired 1975 DB Dunelm acquired 1975 PI Prudential Investment acquired 1975 WB Wallsend acquired 1975 CB Cleveland Benefit acquired 1976 EH Elsecar, Heyland & Wentworth Benefit acquired 1977 PR Preston Royal Permanent Benefit acquired 1977 WD West Derby acquired 1977 SB Star acquired 1977 NS National Safety Investment acquired 1978 FB Falkirk acquired 1978 EL East Liverpool Incorporated acquired 1978 KP Kidderminster Permanent acquired 1979 D Deal & Walmer acquired 1979 LC Liverpool Charter acquired 1979 W Walker & Byker Industrial Permanent acquired 1980 LB Lancashire acquired 1980 S Stockport & County Permanent acquired 1981 PB Pioneer acquired 1981 KB Kilmarnock acquired 1982 S Shields & Washington acquired 1982 B Blyth & Morpeth District Permanent acquired 1982 MB Musselburgh acquired 1983 SS South Shields Sun Permanent acquired 1985 H Hartlepool & District acquired 1985 MU Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows acquired 1986 UK United Kingdom acquired 1986 WI Wishaw Investment acquired 1986 LB Lancastrian acquired 1992 SB Surrey acquired 1993 N North of England (1986-1994) acquired 1994

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Absorbed from

1965mergedNorthern Counties Building Society1965mergedRock Building Society1965acquiredSeaham Harbour (Londonderry) Building Society1967acquiredCrook Equitable Building Society1968acquiredWorkington Permanent Benefit Building Society1970acquiredCockermouth Permanent Benefit Building Society1971acquiredCrook District Permanent Building Society1972acquiredNorthumbria Permanent Benefit Building Society1973acquiredRoyal Arcade Building Society1975acquiredHaltwhistle Permanent Benefit Building Society1975acquiredDunelm Building Society1975acquiredPrudential Investment Building Society1975acquiredWallsend Building Society1976acquiredCleveland Benefit Building Society1977acquiredElsecar, Heyland & Wentworth Benefit Building Society1977acquiredPreston Royal Permanent Benefit Building Society1977acquiredWest Derby Building Society1977acquiredStar Building Society1978acquiredNational Safety Investment Building Society1978acquiredFalkirk Building Society1978acquiredEast Liverpool Incorporated Building Society1979acquiredKidderminster Permanent Building Society1979acquiredDeal & Walmer Building Society1979acquiredLiverpool Charter Building Society1980acquiredWalker & Byker Industrial Permanent Building Society1980acquiredLancashire Building Society1981acquiredStockport & County Permanent Building Society1981acquiredPioneer Building Society1982acquiredKilmarnock Building Society1982acquiredShields & Washington Building Society1982acquiredBlyth & Morpeth District Permanent Building Society1983acquiredMusselburgh Building Society1985acquiredSouth Shields Sun Permanent Building Society1985acquiredHartlepool & District Building Society1986acquiredManchester Unity of Odd Fellows Building Society1986acquiredUnited Kingdom Building Society1986acquiredWishaw Investment Building Society1992acquiredLancastrian Building Society1993acquiredSurrey Building Society1994acquiredNorth of England Building Society (1986-1994)

Became part of

1997demutualisedNorthern Rock plc