Mercantile Building Society
The Mercantile Building Society was a UK building society, formed[1] in North Shields, an area of North Tyneside.
The Mercantile Building Society merged with the Leeds Building Society in 2006.[2]
At the date of merger the society had 12 branches and 7 agency offices.[3] Head office was located at Mercantile House, Silverlink Business Park, North Shields (which also offered a counter service)
The branches were located as follows:[4]
- Bedlington, 66 Front Street West
- Blyth, 18 Church Street
- Chester-Le-Street, 144 Front Street
- Durham, 9 North Road
- Morpeth, 34 Bridge Street
- Newcastle upon Tyne, 16 New Bridge Street
- North Shields, 23 West Percy Street
- South Shields, 42 Fowler Street
- South Tyneside District Hospital
- Tynemouth, 12 Front Street
- Wallsend, 64/66 High Street West
- Whitley Bay, 104 Park View
Agencies were held by businesses, such as accountants, at:
Amble, Ashington, Lanchester, Low Fell, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Newton Hall, Whickham, Whitley Bay.[5]
Agencies would accept payments in and make limited payments out on behalf of the society using paper records, posted into branches each evening.
References
- ↑ http://www.mortgagesorter.co.uk/Mercantile.html
- ↑ Building Society Mergers and Conversions since 1980 Building Societies Association website (Retrieved 5 April 2007)
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20060220091504/http://www.mercantile-bs.co.uk/general_info/about_us.php
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20051219140934/http://www.mercantile-bs.co.uk/general_info/our_branches.php
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20050205143923/http://www.mercantile-bs.co.uk/FlatFRAMEB.htm
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