Catalogue description The Lewes Building Society

The society was established in October 1870 and incorporated in 1876. it was known as the Lewes Co-operative Benefit Building Society. The society had been founded by the members of the Lewes Co-operative Industrial and Provident Society (established 1864) and for many years they shared premises at 3-4 West Street. From about 1897 the society had offices at 1 Fisher Street and in 1920 it moved to 11 High Street, the premises formerly occupied by the Lewes Old Dispensary

On 1 July 1970 the society absorbed the Hove and South Coast Building Society and on 1 January 1972 the Pelham Building Society

Branch offices were opened at 18 Sutton Road Seaford on 1 September 1966, 104 High Street Uckfield on 12 February 1968, 143 London Road Brighton on 20 July 1970 and at Pelham Street in Hastings in the 1970s

For the records of the Lewes Co-operative Society, including a schedule of deeds property mortgaged to the Society, see COP 1; for deeds of 1 Fisher Street, 1740-1905 see HIL 6/18/1-36

• Lewes, East Sussex