checking on old building society accounts

chrisbilby

I've just found a document relating to my grandmothers will which commented that I should have had a bequest held in trust for me, which I don't think I ever got. The issue is that it was with the Burnley Building Society in 1974, yep a long time ago and the Burnley was taken over years ago. Is there anyway of finding out if the money was ever paid out or is still retrievable?

Dox

This doesn't make encouraging reading: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/bb6711b3-7752-4a42-b87e-2ec271efd91e

Even so, it may be worth having a go. See https://www.which.co.uk/money/savings-and-isas/savings-accounts/how-to-find-lost-bank-and-savings-accounts-a4jqc3j05fpb#headline_7

Socajam

Please ensure that you keep a copy of al the documents you before sending them off with your request