Buy from ebayThe Co-operative Societies of the North Pennines
Keith Hood
By Keith Hood. This large format book is an illustrated account of the evolution of the co-operative movement in these northern dales. The co-operative stores played a large role in the social and economic development of the area.Foreward
The Co-operative Movement has its foundations in the Lancashire town of Rochdale in the mid 19th Century. Shops grew out of economic and social necessity and soon expanded throughout the country. In 1885 the Co-operative Wholesale Society was able to claim, "In no part of the U.K. has more progress been made in Co-operative work than in the counties of Durham and Northumberland, where at least one third of the population purchase their requirements from the Co-operative Stores." In 1900, there were approximately 1,400 independently owned Societies in the U.K. Now there are fewer than 50 Co-operative Societies, largely as a result of amalgamation and merger representing efforts to combine commercial efficiency with democratic traditions.
Within the North Pennine region, a number of Co-operative shops/ stores still operate successfully, serving the needs of their members and customers. Some are Independent and others are run by the C.W.S. (North Eastern and Cumbrian).
Contents:
F oreward, Introduction, Brief History of the Movement, Middleton - in - Teesdale, Stanhope and Weardale, Nenthead, Alston, Naworth Collieries and Hallbamkgate, Gilsland Spa, Haltwhistle, Greenhead, Coanwood, Haydon Bridge, Allendale, Whitfield, Glossary and Appendices.
The Co-operative Movement has its foundations in the Lancashire town of Rochdale in the mid 19th Century. Shops grew out of economic and social necessity and soon expanded throughout the country. In 1885 the Co-operative Wholesale Society was able to claim, "In no part of the U.K. has more progress been made in Co-operative work than in the counties of Durham and Northumberland, where at least one third of the population purchase their requirements from the Co-operative Stores." In 1900, there were approximately 1,400 independently owned Societies in the U.K. Now there are fewer than 50 Co-operative Societies, largely as a result of amalgamation and merger representing efforts to combine commercial efficiency with democratic traditions.
Within the North Pennine region, a number of Co-operative shops/ stores still operate successfully, serving the needs of their members and customers. Some are Independent and others are run by the C.W.S. (North Eastern and Cumbrian).
Contents:
F oreward, Introduction, Brief History of the Movement, Middleton - in - Teesdale, Stanhope and Weardale, Nenthead, Alston, Naworth Collieries and Hallbamkgate, Gilsland Spa, Haltwhistle, Greenhead, Coanwood, Haydon Bridge, Allendale, Whitfield, Glossary and Appendices.