It was operating in the 1860s with branches in Deptford, Greenwich and Lewisham. In 1968 it made an application to be merged with the Greenwich Building Society.
Caroline's Miscellany gives further information.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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