Fact sheet

When was my building society founded?

This factsheet details the year that current building societies were established,
in chronological order.

Building Society Year

Scottish	1848
Suffolk (formerly Ipswich)	1849
Saffron	1849
West Bromwich	1849
Cambridge	1850
Cumberland	1850
Nottingham	1850
Skipton	1853
Hanley	1854
Newbury	1856
Earl Shilton	1857
Dudley	1858
Chorley & District	1859
Marsden	1860
Principality	1860
Leek United	1863
Newcastle	1863
Yorkshire	1864
Furness	1865
Hinckley & Rugby	1865
Beverley	1866
Loughborough	1867
Monmouthshire	1869
Mansfield	1870
Market Harborough	1870
Leeds	1875
Melton Mowbray	1875
Penrith	1877
Stafford Railway	1877
Coventry	1884
Nationwide National Counties	1884 1896
Tipton & Coseley Bath	1901 1904
Buckinghamshire	1907
Progressive	1914
Manchester	1922
Swansea	1923
Vernon	1924
Darlington	1946
Harpenden	1953
Teachers	1966
Ecology	1980

Simon Rex

Information Services Manager