Bristol and West

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Bristol and West plc (B&W) is a commercial bank in the United Kingdom, a division of the Bank of Ireland. B&W has its headquarters in Bristol, England. It was previously a building society known as the Bristol and West Building Society. The bank's main business is mortgage lending for residential and commercial customers.

In 2005, Bristol and West sold its savings and investment business to the Britannia Building Society. The deal also included Bristol and West's branch network, as well as its direct savings business.

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Commercial banks:	Abbey National • Airdrie Savings Bank • Alliance & Leicester • Allied Irish Bank • Anglo Irish Bank • Bank of Scotland • Barclays Bank • Bank of Ireland • Birmingham Midshires • Bradford & Bingley • Bristol and West • Cahoot • Cheltenham & Gloucester • Clydesdale Bank • The Co-operative Bank • Egg • first direct • First Trust Bank • Halifax • HSBC • Intelligent Finance • Islamic Bank of Britain • Julian Hodge Bank • Lloyds TSB • National Westminster Bank • Northern Bank • Reliance Bank • Royal Bank of Scotland • Sainsbury's Bank • Smile • Standard Chartered Bank • Tesco Personal Finance • Ulster Bank • Yorkshire Bank

Private banks:	Adam and Company • Arbuthnot Latham & Co • Coutts & Co • Drummonds Bank • Harrods Bank

State-owned banks:	National Savings and Investments • Northern Rock