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Great Underbank, STOCKPORT, SK1 1NE

The building with the mock Tudor frontage is an office of the Cheshire Building Society. Unlike other buildings on Great Underbank this doesn't appear to be listed so is probably a relatively recent rebuild.

The earliest fore-runner of the Yorkshire Building Society started life in 1864 as the Huddersfield Equitable Permanent Benefit Building Society. The West Yorkshire Building Society was established in 1866 at the Royal Hotel, Dewsbury and in 1885 the Bradford Self Help Permanent Building Society was established in St. George's Hall Coffee Tavern. The Huddersfield and Bradford Building Societies merged in 1975 and then in 1982 merged with the West Yorkshire Building Society to form the Yorkshire Building Society. It has subsequently merged with the Haywards Heath Building Society (1992), Barnsley Building Society (2008), the Chelsea Building Society (2010) and the Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (2011). More detailed information can be found on the YBS website http://www.ybs.co.uk/your-society/inside-your-society/history.html The Stockport branch occupies the corner of Great Underbank and Deanery Way and the gable end carries a ghost sign that is now difficult to decipher Image but may be an advert for William Adamson who was a tailor & Draper and who was a resident of 28 Great Underbank in 1872.

The Three Shires on Great Underbank was built around 1580 Image as a half-timbered town house for the Leghs of Adlington Hall. A shopfront was inserted in 1824. At various times it has housed a confectioners, bakehouse, surgery, solicitors, restaurant and wine bar. Since 2011 it has been Huffy's Cafe Bar & Restaurant. The modern building on the left houses Prickett's solicitors.

The blue plaque on the side of The Three Shires Image on Great Underbank reads: 'THE THREE SHIRES' Built c. 1580 Cheshire half-timbered town house formerly belonging to the Leghs of Adlington Hall. Shopfront inserted in 1824. At various times has housed a confectioners, bakehouse, surgery, solicitors, restaurant and wine bar. THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STOCKPORT

To the left is the Grade II listed https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1356830 former Three Shires It was built around 1580 as a half-timbered town house for the Leghs of Adlington Hall. A shopfront was inserted in 1824. At various times it has housed a confectioners, bakehouse, surgery, solicitors, restaurant Image and wine bar Image From 2011 until recently it had been Huffy's Cafe Bar & Restaurant Image Now it has become the offices of financial advisers TPD Wealth Management. There is a Christmas Tree in the offices of the Yorkshire Building Society Image on the right. The Grade II listed building https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1309628 is covered in scaffolding whilst maintenance work is being carried out.

Built in 1580 as a Town House for the Legh family of Adlington Hall Now a nice restaurant

Architectural detail on the mock-Tudor frontage of the former offices of the Cheshire Building Society Image

An El Al Airlines plane on a flight from Palma de Mallorca coming in over Great Underbank Image It landed at Manchester Airport just a couple of minutes later.