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Posted: Wed 12 Feb, 2014 10:59 pm
by tilly
Where can you see this? I have posted this under transport (sorry) could the goat be classed has transport?
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2014 12:45 am
by biofichompinc
Never gave this place a second glance when I used to window shop at Cecil Gee.
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2014 1:01 am
by Brunel
What is now Starbucks, Jnc of Albion St./Commercial St.
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2014 3:35 pm
by Croggy1
Moved it out of 'transport' for you.I'd never heard of that building society before.
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2014 9:30 pm
by tilly
Brunel wrote: What is now Starbucks, Jnc of Albion St./Commercial St. Spot on Brunel.
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2014 9:38 pm
by jonleeds
Is it some reference to devil worshipping? The goat I mean?
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2014 9:54 pm
by tilly
jonleeds wrote: Is it some reference to devil worshipping? The goat I mean? Are you kidding jonleeds. lol
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2014 10:12 pm
by chameleon
jonleeds wrote: Is it some reference to devil worshipping? The goat I mean? Surely an heraldic hung sheep, an important symbol of prosperity in such setting.
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2014 10:18 pm
by tilly
chameleon wrote: jonleeds wrote: Is it some reference to devil worshipping? The goat I mean? Surely an heraldic hung sheep, an important symbol of prosperity in such setting. Looking at it I think you are right but you must remember there were not many sheep or goats in Hunslet when I were a lad so they all look the same to me.lol Ps its the head at the top that I thought was a goat.
Posted: Thu 13 Feb, 2014 10:23 pm
by Jogon
Croggy1 wrote: Moved it out of 'transport' for you.I'd never heard of that building society before. Britannia Building Society to you. I recall this building as Britannia even early 90's I think.Here starteth the sermon:-Britannia traces its history back to 1856, when the Leek and Moorlands Permanent Benefit Building Society was formed. By 1857, the Society had 204 members and by 1921, it had assets in excess of £1m. The Society evolved into today's Britannia through a series of mergers, firstly with Longton Mutual Permanent Benefit Building Society in 1938 and notably with the NALGO Building Society in 1960—by which time it had become one of the ten largest societies, the Westbourne Park in 1965 (leading to a change of name to Leek and Westbourne) and with the Eastern Counties (as Leek, Westbourne and Eastern Counties) in 1974. A further merger in 1975 with the Oldbury Britannia Building Society saw the change of name to Britannia.[6]Britannia also includes the engagements of the former Colne and District Permanent Benefit (1977), Westbury and District Permanent (1977), Glantawe Permanent, The (197, Stoke-on-Trent Permanent (1980), Alfreton (1981), Wellington (Somerset) and District (1981), Denton (1981), Over Darwen (1981), Driffield (1982), Colne (1983), Welsh Economic (1984), Blackheath (1986) and Mornington (1991) building societies.Mornington? Crescent?