Sunday, October 27, 2013

Co-Op First Self Service UK

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If you browse for finding the first self service store in Britain then you'd have to dig very deep to find any mention of a co-operati...
Thursday, October 3, 2013

CWS 150 renamed and not out

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Not many companies can make 150 years of trading but the Co-Operative Group was founded as the North of England Co-operative Wholesale Ind...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Touching History Roby Church

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I've written many times about how the Manchester & Salford Equitable Co-op was founded by members of the Roby Brotherhood. A 19th C...
Sunday, September 15, 2013

Longsight Printing Works

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Reading through many old co-op society magazines and pamphlets the imprint "CWS Printing Works Longsight" is on the publication. I...
Monday, April 29, 2013

Northmoor Road

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The old co-op building on Northmoor Road in Longsight, Manchester M12 5RT is an impressive building. Enough to be classed as a Grade II Li...
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Sunday, April 7, 2013

Trams beyond Chorlton

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The tram tracks are now being laid down the centre of Hardy Lane. Slowly the construction of the line to connect the airport with the cent...
Friday, March 29, 2013

Twin tubs carry on

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I'll draw your attention to a famous brand of washing powder and the words printed on the packet. The reference is to "twin tubs...
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Gramophone Music

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The history of recorded music is how it has progressively become cheaper and more convenient. You  don't even have to possess the phys...