The Anglia Building Society in the

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was originally formed by the merger of the Northampton Town and County and Leicestershire

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in 1966. In 1987, it merged with

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, becoming Nationwide Anglia Building Society before reverting to the Nationwide name in 1992.

History

Northampton Town and County

The Northampton Town and County Freehold Land Society was formed in 1848, later becoming Northampton Town and County Benefit Building Society. In 1950, the Wellingborough Town and District Permanent Benefit Building Society transferred engagements and in 1953, it became simply Northampton Town and County Building Society. This Society absorbed a number of other societies.

Leicestershire

The Hinckley and South Leicestershire Permanent Benefit Building Society became Hinckley and Leicestershire Building Society in 1950 and finally Leicestershire Building Society in 1958. This merged with the Northampton Town and County in 1966, to form the Anglia. The new Society, headquartered in

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, absorbed a number of other societies.

Hastings and Thanet

In 1978, the Society transferred its engagements to the Hastings and Thanet Building Society, itself formed by the merger of the Hastings Permanent and

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building societies in 1951, becoming for a short time Anglia Hastings and Thanet Building Society. In 1979, the Grimsby Building Society transferred engagements and in 1980, it once again became known as Anglia Building Society. The London and South of England Building Society transferred engagements in 1983 and the Country (including the engagements of the former Westminster) Building Society transferred in 1984. In 1987, the Society merged with the Nationwide Building Society, which was formed in London in 1883 and known as the

Co-operative Permanent Building Society The Co-operative Permanent Building Society was a mutual building society, providing mortgages and savings accounts to its members. Its head office was located at New Oxford House in London.Saunders v Anglia Building Society ''Saunders v Anglia Building Society'' 970UKHL 5also known as ''Gallie v Lee'' is an English contract law case in the United Kingdom. It established that in contract law the burden lies with the plaintiff to demonstrate he has not acted negligen ...

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