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In 1992 the Society adopted a new brand identity, with a logo capturing the essence of the Suffolk environment with a suggestion of sea, sky, wheat fields and countryside.
Online for the first time, the Society’s website was launched.
150 years on and one of less than 70 building societies in the country, the Society boasts assets approaching a quarter of a billion pounds and has over 40,000 members. This landmark occasion was celebrated with a staff gathering at Christchurch Mansion. As staff arrived the bells of nearby St Margaret’s Church rang out in jubilation.
Our name through the ages.
We’ve not always been called Suffolk Building Society, but we’ve always been a mutual organisation rooted in our local community.
Access our archives.
Our large archive is on permanent loan to Suffolk Records Office, ensuring it remains accessible to the public. It is one of the most useful and diverse collections available, especially for property history researchers. The principal contents of the archive are FLS estate plans and some house plans & specifications, ballot notices, minute books, mortgages and over 300 bundles of title deeds to estates across the county, though with a bias towards East Suffolk.
The contents of the collection is fully catalogued on CALM and can be searched on the Suffolk Archives website, reference GF419.
If you are undertaking research please note we are unable to assist with individual enquiries and do advise you to search our collection through the Suffolk Records Office.
Estate plans, architect’s specifications, plans and drawings.
The bulk of Estate Plans and Ballot Notices are bound into 2 very large and heavy plan books. These are now too fragile to be produced for research but a list of their contents can be found at Catalogue References GF419/FLS1849/3/1/1 and GF419/FLS1849/3/1/2. Digital images of the entire contents of both books are available and thumbnails of these are linked to each entry on CALM. All street names on each plan are also indexed on CALM (not yet available on RO version of database).
Estate plans usually show name of estate, date, size and price of individual plots and are often marked in pencil with the name of the Member to whom each plot was balloted.
Ballot Notices give full details (including price and fortnightly repayment amounts) of property to be balloted and date, time and place of ballot. In the case of ballots for FLS houses a description of accommodation and local facilities is often included. Occasionally ballot notices include drawings of front elevation of houses.
There are also a number of loose architect’s specifications and plans and/or drawings for houses built by the I & SFLS. Details of these can be found at Reference GF419/FLS1849/3/4 & GF419/FLS1849/3/5.
Property deeds – reference GF419/FLS1849/3/2.
The archive includes numerous bundles of title deeds for the large areas of land purchased by I & SFLS and subsequently developed as FLS Estates. Many of these contain conveyances dating back to the 18th century and some to the 17th century. Several include sale particulars and plans drawn up when outlying parts of ‘country’ estates were first sold for building accommodation. Thus researchers may find pre 19th century records for the land on which their house was eventually built.
Minute books – reference GF419/FLS1849/1/1.
Minute books recording the work of I & SFLS/I & SPBBS are available from 1869 onwards, but those relating to business matters after 1920 will not be made accessible to researchers due to Data Protection issues. Some early Minute books are indexed; the binding of some is in rather poor condition. Included in the earlier minute books are details of all arrangements necessary for the development of FLS Estates e.g. Instructions to selected Committee members to attend auctions to purchase land, price to be offered, tenders received for construction of roads, fences and houses when built, ballot arrangements including price of property sold and names of successful ballottees entitled to purchase each plot of land or house.
Mortgages – reference GF419/FLS1849/4/1.
The archive contains many of the original mortgages taken out by members successful in obtaining a plot of land or house on FLS Estates. These frequently give name of member, calling (occupation), and amount of mortgage; occasionally the member’s present address is included.
War damage claims from WW2 – reference GF419/FLS1849/4/4.
The archive includes approximately 700 claim forms for mortgaged property in Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex & London that was damaged by bombing. Details include borrower’s name, address of damaged property, borrower’s address if different, and date and extent of damage. A few of the claims also have builders estimates for repair. Many relate to extensive raids on Lowestoft and Ipswich.
House research – where to start.
1.	Use plans to identify name of I & SFLS estate on which house is built and date of development if not already known.
2.	Check relevant Minute Books for details of Estate development and ballot.
3.	Identify bundle of title deeds retained by I & SFLS for earlier history of land.
4.	Check mortgages for details of early owners of plot of land and/or house.
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