Bristol & West
Bristol & West logo | |
| Bristol & West | |
| Formerly | Bristol, West of England and South Wales Permanent Building Society |
| Company type | originally: mutual building society until July 1997, then: public limited bank, now: banking division of Bank of Ireland |
| LSE: BWSA | |
| ISIN | GB0000510205 |
| Industry | Finance and investments |
| Founded | 1850 in Bristol, England |
| Defunct | 2009 |
| Fate | Sold and divested (1997-2005), liquidated (2023) |
| Headquarters | One Temple Back East, Temple Quay, Bristol, England, BS1 6DX, United Kingdom |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | John Burke (CEO) David McGowan (director) |
| Products | Mortgages, savings |
| Services | Financial services |
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| Total assets | £129.7m (2010) |
| Total equity | £82.2m (2010) |
| Owner | Bank of Ireland |
| Parent | Bank of Ireland UK Holdings plc |
| Website | BankofIrelandUK.com/bristol-west-plc |
Bristol & West (B&W) was a former mutual building society in the United Kingdom (UK), one of the first to be demutualised to become a publicly traded bank in 1997. Bristol & West had its headquarters in Bristol, England, UK. Bristol & West became a division of the UK arm of the Bank of Ireland in 1997.