Local Building Societies

This Foldout collects the entries for some of the local Building Societies

Contents:

• General Points
• Building Societies
• Banks
• Friendly Societies

General Points

These were originally small clubs – typically with around 30 members – who paid a regular subscription to raise funds to build club houses. A ballot decided which member should receive the funds, and the society was wound up when all the members had built their house.

In 1926, the Courier recorded that Halifax had 13 societies with around 22,000 members

Building Societies

Brighouse & Rastrick Model Building Society Halifax & District Perfect Thrift Building Society Halifax Building Society Halifax Equitable Benefit Building Society The Halifax Equitable Benefit Building Society Halifax Equitable Benefit Building Society, Brighouse Halifax Equitable Benefit Building Society, Elland Halifax Model Building Society Halifax Permanent Benefit Building & Investment Society Halifax Permanent Building Society Halifax Richmond Building Societies Halifax Third Model Building Society Hipperholme Building Society

Mill Bank Building Society Mytholmroyd Building Society New Street Building Society Queens Road Perseverance Building Society Todmorden Permanent Benefit Building Society Union Building Society West Mount Building Society West Riding Building Society West Riding Permanent Benefit Building Society

Page Ref: MMB1843

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