History
In 1966, the society merged with the Ashbourne Permanent Benefit Building Society and the Somercotes Building Society. The Somercotes society may have been based in the Derbyshire village of Somercotes (Alfreton, Amber Valley) where the society has a branch in Leabrooks Road. It also absorbed the Ilkeston Permanent Building Society in 2001.
In 2007 the society was rebranded with a new logo containing the Peak District Millstone, and a change of the trading name from “The Derbyshire” to the legal name of “Derbyshire Building Society.” The new identity incorporated new signage for all branches and replacement passbooks and cashcards for members.
In December 2008 with the completion of the merger with Nationwide, the society's logo was again changed, this time removing the Peak District Millstone image.
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