Co-operative Permanent Building Society

found: The small house, 1943:p. [2] of cover (Co-operative Permanent Building Society) p. [4] of cover (registered office, 142 High Holborn, London)

found: Wikipedia, viewed 5 Jan. 2017(Co-operative Permanent Building Society; mutual building society, providing mortgages and savings accounts to its members; its head office was located at New Oxford House in London; founded as the Southern Co-operative Permanent Building Society in 1884 to provide a service to the members of the co-operative movement, enabling them to own their own properties; at first, the Society built the houses but soon changed its direction to lend money to members for them to build their own or purchase existing properties; members from outside the co-operative movement joined, and other building societies were absorbed, resulting in the Society becoming the fifth largest in the United Kingdom by 1943; in September 1970, it was renamed the Nationwide Building Society) under Nationwide Building Society (changed its name, after a decision by the British Co-operative Union [B.C.U.] in August 1970, to reflect an organisation that had coverage throughout the country)

found: Building Societies Association. BSA yearbook 2013/14:p.132 (Co-operative Permanent [Building Society] includes engagements of former Bournemouth, Hants and Dorset in 1918; change of name to Nationwide in Sept. 1970)