About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. It was just another quiet afternoon in the Furness Building Society branch. A regular customer, Mr. Smith, was diligently counting his coins when he noticed something peculiar on the ceiling. As he peered up closer, a large bee buzzed down and landed on one of the coins in his hand. Startled, Mr. Smith dropped both coin and insect, causing a small commotion among other customers. The teller smiled and said, 'Welcome back, Mr. Smith. Seems like you’ve been here longer than our usual bee visitor!'
2. A delivery driver arrived early one morning with an unusual cargo—a crate marked ‘Top Secret’. As he approached the front door, a soft humming sound filled the air, growing louder with each step. Finally reaching the door, he opened it and found… nothing but a crate of old records from the 80s. Turned out someone had mixed up the delivery notes. The entire office spent the day listening to Phil Collins on repeat while laughing about it.
3. It was a chilly autumn morning when the Furness Building Society’s doors opened as usual. But something odd caught everyone’s eye—an unfamiliar van parked outside, its windows steamed up from the cold. As people peered out curiously, a delivery driver emerged from the van, carrying a large box labeled ‘Coffee Machines.’ He smiled sheepishly and explained that he’d accidentally delivered the wrong goods to another building society down the road. The relieved staff laughed it off, realizing they were lucky—it could’ve been much stranger than an overzealous coffee machine delivery.
4. It was a foggy midnight when the Furness Building Society's alarm started ringing for no apparent reason. A sleepy security guard, thinking it might be a prank, decided to investigate. As he approached the vault, he heard a faint voice whispering, ‘Please don’t shoot the messenger!’ Turned out, an overeager parrot had mistakenly set off the alarm while perched on top of a nearby delivery box.