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Description: | The Co-operative Society first developed in Rochdale, in Lancashire, in 1844. Felling Industrial Society was formed at a meeting at Lee’s factory on Nov. 5th 1862. The Society opened its first shop at the corner of Church St. and Neville St. John Unwin was employed as the first shopman. The co-operative was managed by a committee, with George Carmichael elected as their first president. After several sites were considered, a new store was built at the foot of Henry St., on Sunderland Road, in 1865. Several local tradesmen helped in its construction: - John Southern of Windy Nook, shop fitting; Thomas Hewitt of Gosforth St., painting and glazing; John McNaught, sewerage; John Branch, gas fittings and fixtures. The store was comprised of grocery, drapery and butchers departments and had a committee or ‘long’ room upstairs. This ‘long room’ provided library facilities and was also used as an independent chapel for a time. Later on, it was hired for functions. In 1876, the Felling Society became a member of the co-operative Wholesale Society and resolved to buy all its goods from that source. In the 1880s, despite a recession in the trade generally, a branch was opened in Victoria Square. This had a cartman’s house, stables and a slaughterhouse around the corner in Park Row. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.asaplive.com/Lco/Lco.cfm?ccs=629&cs=2674&Preview=1 | Publisher: | Gateshead Council | Rights holder: | Gateshead Council | Subjects: | Shops | Source: | iSee Gateshead | Creator: | Unknown | Identifier: | http://isee.gateshead.gov.uk/detail.php?... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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