Originally founded as the Halifax Permanent Benefit Building and Investment Society. In 1928 it merged with the Halifax Equitable Building Society and was renamed as the Halifax Building Society. In 1997 it became Halifax plc, and in 2001 merged with the Bank of Scotland to become HBOS, and is now (2025) a subsidiary of the Lloyds Banking group.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Halifax Bank
The sculpture is a variation of the 'house style' of the former Halifax Build...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Halifax Bank
The sculpture is a variation of the 'house style' of the former Halifax Build...
Many of the Huguenots that arrived here in the 16th and 17th centuries were skilled silk weavers and set up looms in their homes in Spitalfields. The Spitalfields textile trade thrived until the mi...
Manufacturer and philanthropist. Member of the Palmer family in the Huntley and Palmer biscuit company. He funded a free library in Reading. In 1876, he purchased Hoxton Hall in Hackney on behalf o...
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