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Westbourne Park Building Society

Period 1885–1965 Name changed in 1940 from Westbourne Park Permanent Building Society
Fate Merged
Part of Coventry Building Society

Lineage

Westbourne Park Westbourne Park Permanent renamed 1940 Ashford Permanent acquired 1953 Lloyds Permanent acquired 1965

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History

Westbourne Park Building Society was founded in 1885 as the Westbourne Park Permanent Building Society and was renamed in 1940. It expanded through acquisition, taking over Ashford Permanent Benefit Building Society in 1953 and acquiring Lloyds Permanent Building Society in 1965. Later that year, it merged with Leek & Moorlands Building Society to form Leek & Westbourne Building Society.

Absorbed from

1940renamedWestbourne Park Permanent Building Society1953acquiredAshford Permanent Benefit Building Society1965acquiredLloyds Permanent Building Society

Became part of

1965mergedLeek & Westbourne Building Society

Sources

Last updated: 04/05/2026