A founding member and secretary of the Halifax Permanent Building Society. Originally the Loyal Georgean Society. The idea was inspired by philanthropists such as Edward Akroyd to offer loans for house purchase, and formed in the Oak Room at The Old Cock Inn in February 1853. From March 1853, the Society was open for 2 nights a week at an office in the Union Cross Yard. In 1873, the Society built their head offices at the junction of Crossley Street and Princess Street. In 1927, it merged with the Halifax Equitable Building Society to become the Halifax Building Society. Now part of the Halifax Bank of Scotland
A founding member and secretary of the Halifax Permanent Building Society. Originally the Loyal Georgean Society. The idea was inspired by philanthropists such as Edward Akroyd to offer loans for house purchase, and formed in the Oak Room at The Old Cock Inn in February 1853. From March 1853, the Society was open for 2 nights a week at an office in the Union Cross Yard. In 1873, the Society built their head offices at the junction of Crossley Street and Princess Street. In 1927, it merged with the Halifax Equitable Building Society to become the Halifax Building Society. Now part of the Halifax Bank of Scotland
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