What "first" did the building society that funded A statue of Sherlock Holmes by the sculptor John Doubleday achieve?
Statue of Sherlock Holmes, London: A statue of Sherlock Holmes by the sculptor John Doubleday stands near the supposed site of 221B Baker Street, the fictional detective's address in London. Statue of Sherlock Holmes, London:  Unveiled on 23 September 1999, the sculpture was funded by the Abbey National building society, whose headquarters were on the purported site of the famous address. Abbey National:  As the former Abbey National Building Society, it was the first building society in the United Kingdom to demutualise, doing so in July 1989.
it was the first building society in the United Kingdom to demutualise