The Bedfordshire Building Society merged with the Temperance Permanent in 1974 to become the Gateway Building Society, which in turn merged with the Woolwich Equitable Building Society in 1989? to become the Woolwich Building Society.
Temperance Permanent Building Society merged with Bedfordshire Building Society in 1974 and was renamed Gateway Building Society with its Registered Head Office being in Regent Street, London but the...
Yes it was taken over by the Leeds Permanent Building Society (now Halifax) due to a false rumour of it's instability caused by undisclosed powers in the Eastbourne area!