Exhibit 4.4.2


                                                               EXECUTION VERSION



                              Dated 24 May, 2006



                           GRANITE MASTER ISSUER PLC
                               as Master Issuer


                                  BANQUE AIG
                       as a New Issuer Secured Creditor


                        DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH
                       as a New Issuer Secured Creditor


                             THE BANK OF NEW YORK
                  as Note Trustee and Issuer Security Trustee


                                    - and -


                                    OTHERS






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                            ISSUER DEED OF ACCESSION

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                                  SIDLEY AUSTIN
                                WOOLGATE EXCHANGE
                              25 BASINGHALL STREET
                                 LONDON EC2V 5HA
                             TELEPHONE 020 7360 3600
                             FACSIMILE 020 7626 7937

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                                    CONTENTS

1.    INTERPRETATION.......................................................2

2.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.......................................2

3.    ACCESSION............................................................3

4.    SCOPE OF THE ISSUER DEED OF CHARGE...................................3

5.    APPLICATION..........................................................4

6.    NOTICES..............................................................4

7.    THIRD PARTY RIGHTS...................................................4

8.    EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS............................................4

9.    GOVERNING LAW........................................................5


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THIS DEED is made on 24 May, 2006

BETWEEN:

(1)   GRANITE MASTER ISSUER PLC (registered number 5250668) a public limited
      company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales whose
      registered office is at Fifth Floor, 100 Wood Street, London EC2V 7EX as
      Master Issuer;

(2)   THE BANK OF NEW YORK, a New York banking corporation whose London branch
      address is at 48th Floor, One Canada Square, London E14 5AL, United
      Kingdom, in its capacity as (1) Issuer Security Trustee and (2) Note
      Trustee;

(3)   CITIBANK, N.A., acting through its office at Citigroup Centre, Canada
      Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5LB, in its capacity as (1) Principal
      Paying Agent, (2) Agent Bank, (3) Registrar, (4) Transfer Agent and (5)
      an Issuer Account Bank;

(4)   CITIBANK, N.A., acting through its office at 14th Floor, 388 Greenwich
      Street, New York, N.Y. 10013, U.S.A., in its capacity as US Paying
      Agent;

(5)   NORTHERN ROCK PLC (registered number 03273685) a public limited company
      incorporated under the laws of England and Wales whose registered office
      is at Northern Rock House, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 4PL, in its
      capacity as (1) Issuer Cash Manager, (2) Issuer GIC Provider and (3)
      Start-Up Loan Provider;

(6)   LAW DEBENTURE CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED (registered number 3388362) a
      private limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales
      whose registered office is at Fifth Floor, 100 Wood Street, London EC2V
      7EX as the Corporate Services Provider;

(7)   CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS LIMITED in its capacity as the Issuer Swap
      Provider in respect of the Series 2005-3 Notes;

(8)   BARCLAYS BANK PLC ("Barclays") a public limited company incorporated
      under the laws of England and Wales, acting through its branch at 5, The
      North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 4BB in its capacity as an
      Issuer Swap Provider in respect of the Series 2005-1 Notes, the Series
      2005-2 Notes and the Series 2006-1 Notes;

(9)   ABN AMRO BANK N.V., LONDON BRANCH in its capacity as an Issuer Swap
      Provider in respect of the Series 2005-1 Notes;

(10)  HSBC BANK PLC ("HSBC") (registered number 00014259) acting through its
      office at 8 Canada Square, London E14 5HQ in its capacity as an Issuer
      Swap Provider in respect of the Series 2005-1 Notes and the Series
      2006-1 Notes;

(11)  BANQUE AIG ("Banque AIG") in its capacity as (1) an Issuer Swap Provider
      in respect of the Series 2005-4 Notes (2) an Issuer Swap Provider in
      respect of the Series 2006-2 Notes and (3) as a New Issuer Secured
      Creditor;

(12)  SWISS RE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION ("Swiss Re") in its capacity as
      an Issuer Swap Provider in respect of the Series 2005-4 Notes;


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(13)  UBS AG, LONDON BRANCH ("UBS") acting through its office at 100 Liverpool
      Street, London EC2M 2RH in its capacity as an Issuer Swap Provider in
      respect of the Series 2006-1 Notes; and

(14)  DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH ("Deutsche Bank") as (1) an Issuer Swap
      Provider in respect of the Series 2006-2 Notes and (2) as a New Issuer
      Secured Creditor (together with Banque AIG, the "New Issuer Secured
      Creditors".

NOW THIS DEED WITNESSES AS FOLLOWS

WHEREAS

(A)   Pursuant to the terms of the Issuer Swap Agreements entered into between
      the Master Issuer and Deutsche Bank (the "US Dollar Issuer Swap
      Agreements"), each dated 24 May, 2006, the Master Issuer has agreed to
      make certain payments in sterling to Deutsche Bank in exchange for
      payments in US Dollars.

(B)   Pursuant to the terms of the Issuer Swap Agreements entered into between
      the Master Issuer and Banque AIG (the "Euro Issuer Swap Agreements"),
      each dated 24 May, 2006, the Master Issuer has agreed to make certain
      payments in sterling to Banque AIG in exchange for payments in Euro.

(C)   The Master Issuer has agreed to provide the Issuer Security Trustee with
      the benefit of the security described in the Issuer Deed of Charge to
      secure the Master Issuer's obligations to the Issuer Secured Creditors.

(D)   The terms of the Issuer Deed of Charge permit the Master Issuer to
      secure its obligations to a New Issuer Secured Creditor thereunder.

(E)   Each New Issuer Secured Creditor has agreed to enter into this Deed to
      accede to the provisions of the Issuer Deed of Charge.

(F)   The Issuer Secured Creditors have agreed to enter into this Deed to,
      inter alia, acknowledge and agree to such accession.

1.    INTERPRETATION

      The Programme Master Definitions Schedule signed for the purposes of
      identification by Sidley Austin Brown & Wood and Allen & Overy LLP on 19
      January, 2005, and the Issuer Master Definitions Schedule signed for the
      purposes of identification by Sidley Austin Brown & Wood and Allen &
      Overy LLP on 19 January, 2005 (as the same may be amended, varied or
      supplemented from time to time with the consent of the parties thereto)
      are expressly and specifically incorporated into and shall apply to this
      Deed.

      The Issuer Master Definitions Schedule specified above shall prevail to
      the extent it conflicts with the Programme Master Definitions Schedule.

2.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

      The Master Issuer hereby represents and warrants to the Issuer Security
      Trustee and each of the Issuer Secured Creditors in respect of itself
      that as of the date of this Deed


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      the conditions to issuing further Issuer Notes set out in the Programme
      Agreement and the Issuer Trust Deed are satisfied.

3.    ACCESSION

      In consideration of the New Issuer Secured Creditor being accepted as an
      Issuer Secured Creditor for the purposes of the Issuer Deed of Charge by
      the parties thereto as from the date of this Deed, each New Issuer
      Secured Creditor:

      (a)   confirms that as from 24 May, 2006, it intends to be a party to the
            Issuer Deed of Charge as an Issuer Secured Creditor;

      (b)   undertakes to comply with and be bound by:

            (i)   the Programme Master Definitions Schedule signed for the
                  purposes of identification by Sidley Austin Brown & Wood and
                  Allen & Overy LLP on 19 January 2005; and

            (ii)  the Issuer Master Definitions Schedule signed for the purposes
                  of identification by Sidley Austin Brown & Wood and Allen &
                  Overy LLP on 19 January 2005,

            (as the same have been and may be amended, varied or supplemented
            from time to time with the consent of the parties hereto); and
            confirms that the Issuer Master Definitions Schedule specified
            above shall prevail to the extent that it conflicts with the
            Programme Master Definitions Schedule;

      (c)   undertakes to perform, comply with and be bound by all of the
            provisions of the Issuer Deed of Charge in its capacity as an Issuer
            Secured Creditor, as if it had been an original party thereto
            including, without limitation, as provided in Clause 5 (Restrictions
            on Exercise of Certain Rights), Clause 7.3 (Issuer Post-Enforcement
            Priority of Payments), Clause 7.6 (Issuer Security Trustee Rights
            upon Enforcement), Clause 19.3 (Issuer Secured Creditors) and
            Schedule 2 (Issuer Priority of Payments) of the Issuer Deed of
            Charge; and

      (d)   agrees that the Issuer Security Trustee shall be the Issuer Security
            Trustee of the Issuer Deed of Charge for all Issuer Secured
            Creditors upon and subject to the terms set out in the Issuer Deed
            of Charge.

4.    SCOPE OF THE ISSUER DEED OF CHARGE

      The Master Issuer, each New Issuer Secured Creditor and the Issuer
      Security Trustee hereby agree that as from the date of this deed and for
      the relevant purposes under the Issuer Deed of Charge, the Programme
      Master Definitions Schedule and the Issuer Master Definitions Schedule:

      (a)   each of the US Dollar Issuer Swap Agreements and the Euro Issuer
            Swap Agreements shall be an Issuer Transaction Document and shall be
            subject to the Security Interests set out in Clause 2 (Security
            Interests) of the Issuer Deed of Charge; and

      (b)   each New Issuer Secured Creditor shall be an Issuer Secured
            Creditor.


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5.    APPLICATION

      Prior to and following enforcement of the Issuer Security all amounts at
      any time held by the Master Issuer, the Issuer Cash Manager or the
      Issuer Security Trustee in respect of the security created under or
      pursuant to this Deed (if any) and the Issuer Deed of Charge shall be
      held and/or applied by such person subject to and in accordance with the
      relevant provisions of the Issuer Cash Management Agreement and the
      Issuer Deed of Charge.

6.    NOTICES

      Any notice or communication under or in connection with this Deed, the
      Issuer Deed of Charge, the Issuer Master Definitions Schedule or the
      Programme Master Definitions Schedule shall be given to the people in
      the manner and at the times set out in Clause 23 (Notices) of the Issuer
      Deed of Charge, to the addresses given in the Clause headed "Notices" in
      each Issuer Deed of Accession and to the addresses given in this Clause
      or at such other address as the recipient may have notified to the other
      parties hereto and/or thereto in writing.

6.1   The address referred to in this Clause 6 for Deutsche Bank is:

      Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
      Winchester House
      1 Great Winchester Street
      London EC2N 2DB

      For the attention of:   Legal Department - Global Markets
      Facsimile:              +44 (0) 207 545 1999

      or such other address and/or numbers as Deutsche Bank may notify to the
      parties to the Issuer Deed of Charge in accordance with the provisions
      thereof.

6.2   The address referred to in this Clause 6 for Banque AIG is:

      Banque AIG, London Branch
      5th Floor
      One Curzon Street
      London W1J 5RT

      For the attention of:   Head of Operations
      Facsimile:              +1 (212) 317 5335

      or such other address and/or numbers as Banque AIG may notify to the
      parties to the Issuer Deed of Charge in accordance with the provisions
      thereof.

7.    THIRD PARTY RIGHTS

      A person who is not a party to this Deed may not enforce any of its
      terms under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, but this
      shall not affect any right or remedy of a third party which exists or is
      available apart from that Act.

8.    EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS


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      This Deed may be executed in any number of counterparts (manually or by
      facsimile) and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts,
      each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all
      of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same
      instrument.

9.    GOVERNING LAW

9.1   This Deed is governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with,
      English law.

9.2   Each of the parties hereto irrevocably agrees that the courts of England
      shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any suit, action or
      proceeding, and to settle any disputes, which may arise out of or in
      connection with this Deed and, for such purposes, irrevocably submits to
      the jurisdiction of such courts.

9.3   Each of the parties hereto irrevocably waives any objection which it
      might now or hereafter have to the courts of England being nominated as
      the forum to hear and determine any Proceedings and to settle any
      disputes, and agrees not to claim that any such court is not a
      convenient or appropriate forum.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Deed has been executed as a deed and delivered by the
parties hereto on the day and year first above written.

as Master Issuer
EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED                )
by                                              )
GRANITE MASTER ISSUER PLC                       )
acting by two directors                         )


/s/ Ian Bowden
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for and on behalf of
LDC Securitisation Director No. 1 Limited
Director

Name: Ian Bowden


/s/ S. Tyson
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for and on behalf of
LDC Securitisation Director No. 2 Limited
Director

Name: Sharon Tyson








as Issuer Security Trustee and Note Trustee
EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED                )
by                                              )
THE BANK OF NEW YORK                            )
by its duly authorised signatory                )


/s/ Kate Russell
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Name: Kate Russell
      Vice President

in the presence of:
                                Signature /s/ Helen Kim
                                          -------------------------
                                          Witness
                                Full name   Helen Kim
                                Occupation
                                Address     The Bank of New York
                                            One Canada Square
                                            London
                                            E14 5AL

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as Agent Bank, Account Bank, Principal Paying Agent, Registrar and Transfer
Agent
EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED                )
by                                              )
CITIBANK, N.A.                                  )
by its duly authorised signatory                )

/s/ Georgia Mitchell
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Name: Georgia Mitchell




in the presence of:
                                Signature /s/ Daren Kemp
                                          -------------------------
                                          Witness
                                Full name   Daren Kemp
                                Occupation  Paralegal
                                Address     25 Basinghall St.
                                            London








as US Paying Agent

EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED                )
by                                              )
CITIBANK N.A.                                   )
by its duly authorised signatory                )

/s/ Georgia Mitchell
-------------------------------


Name: Georgia Mitchell




in the presence of:
                                Signature /s/ Daren Kemp
                                          -------------------------
                                          Witness
                                Full name   Daren Kemp
                                Occupation  Paralegal
                                Address     25 Basinghall St.
                                            London



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as Issuer Cash Manager, Issuer GIC Provider and
Start-Up Loan Provider
EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED                )
for and on behalf of                            )
NORTHERN ROCK PLC                               )
by its duly authorised attorney                 )

/s/ Christopher Jobe
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Name: Christopher Jobe


in the presence of:
                                Signature /s/ Tom Ranger
                                          -------------------------
                                          Witness
                                Full name   Tom Ranger
                                Occupation  Securitisation Manager
                                Address     NORTHERN ROCK PLC
                                            Northern Rock House
                                            Gosforth
                                            Newcastle upon Tyne
                                            NE3 4PL




as Corporate Services Provider
EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED                )
by                                              )
LAW DEBENTURE CORPORATE                         )
SERVICES LIMITED                                )
acting by a director and its secretary          )

/s/ Ian Bowden
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Director

Name: Ian Bowden


/s/ S. Tyson
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Secretary

Name: Sharon Tyson



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as an Issuer Swap Provider
EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED                )
for and on behalf of                            )
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS LIMITED                )
by its duly authorised signatory                )

/s/ Valentin Ehmer
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Name: Valentin Ehmer


in the presence of:
                                Signature /s/ Mark Mathieson
                                          -------------------------
                                          Witness
                                Full name   Mark Mathieson
                                Occupation  Investment Banking
                                Address     33 Canada Square
                                            London E14 5LB









as an Issuer Swap Provider
EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED                )
for and on behalf of                            )
BARCLAYS BANK PLC                               )
by its duly authorised attorney                 )

/s/ Dean Naumowicz
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Name: Dean Naumowicz
      Director


in the presence of:
                                Signature /s/ Michelle Koong
                                          -------------------------
                                          Witness
                                Full name   Michelle Koong
                                Occupation  Solicitor
                                Address     5 The North Colonnade
                                            London E14 4BB

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as an Issuer Swap Provider
EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED                )
for and on behalf of                            )
ABN AMRO BANK N.V., LONDON BRANCH               )
by two duly authorised signatories              )

/s/ Michael Gallagher
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Authorised Signatory

Name: Michael Gallagher


/s/ Denis Viskovich
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Authorised Signatory

Name: Denis Viskovich



as an Issuer Swap Provider
EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED                )
for and on behalf of                            )
HSBC BANK PLC                                   )
by its duly authorised attorney                 )

/s/ James Collins
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Name: James Collins


in the presence of:
                                Signature /s/ William Rudebeck
                                          -------------------------
                                          Witness
                                Full name   William Rudebeck
                                Occupation  Bank
                                Address     8 Canada Place, London


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as an Issuer Swap Provider and New Issuer Secured Creditor
EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED                )
for and on behalf of                            )
BANQUE AIG                                      )
by its duly authorised attorney                 )

/s/ Jonny Clayton
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Name: Jonny Clayton


in the presence of:
                                Signature /s/ Suzanne Stokes
                                          -------------------------
                                          Witness
                                Full name   Suzanne Stokes
                                Occupation  Assistant
                                Address     1 Curzon Street
                                            London W1J 5RT






as an Issuer Swap Provider
EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED                )
for and on behalf of                            )
SWISS RE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS                     )
CORPORATION                                     )
by its duly authorised attorney                 )

/s/ Dan Ozizmir
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Name: Dan Ozizmir
      Managing Director
      Swiss Re Financial Products Corp.


in the presence of:
                                Signature /s/ Adam Cholkowski
                                          -------------------------
                                          Witness
                                Full name   Adam Cholkowski
                                Occupation  Attorney
                                Address


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as an Issuer Swap Provider in respect of the Series
2006-1 Notes
EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED                )
for and on behalf of                            )
UBS A.G., LONDON BRANCH                         )
by two of its duly authorised signatories       )

/s/ M. Denjean
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Name: Marc Denjean


/s/ Kate Binions
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Name: Kate Binions
      Director
      Traded Products Legal


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as an Issuer Swap Provider and New Issuer Secured Creditor
EXECUTED AND DELIVERED AS A DEED                )
for and on behalf of                            )
DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH                 )
by two of its duly authorised signatories       )

/s/ Meghan Wallis
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Name: Meghan Wallis
      Legal Counsel


/s/ Nathan Townsend
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Name: Nathan Townsend
      Legal Counsel


in the presence of:
                                Signature /s/ Caroline Stratton
                                          -------------------------
                                          Witness
                                Full name   Caroline Stratton
                                Occupation  Legal Counsel
                                Address


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