This photo is presumed to be Blantyre Co-Operative Society, perhaps the mens department, given the lack of female staff pictured? A slightly jovial photo with many of the men smiling happily. It’s hoped people may recognise some of the Blantyre men, though one name, Thomas Parker is known pictured on the back row, 3rd left. All […]
This photo kindly shared by Margaret Stewart (passed over my garden wall in August), shows the women staff in the Stonefield Independent Co-op. It appears to be from the 1930’s and Margaret told me a family member is pictured. This is the Co-op shoe department, all the similar sized boxes in the background various boots, […]
Pictured here in 1978 on Glasgow Road are the old tenements and hall which accommodated Blantyre Central Co-op. This was a former 2-storey stone built building at the west corner of the junction of Herbertson Street and Glasgow Road. Constructed started in 1915 and it opened in February 1917. The Co-op building was built on top […]
Central Co-op Building – was a former large L shaped, impressive building in Low Blantyre, which contained several Co-op shops with the Head Office of Blantyre Co-operative Society in the building at the corner of Glasgow Road and Herbertson Street (opposite Forrest Street.) The Co-op already was located nearby further eastwards at Henderson’s Buildings […]