Airdrie Co-operatives
Airdrie developed as a market town and weaver’s village surrounded by villages with cotton mills, print works and paper mills. The growth of industry in nearby Coatbridge led to a demand for ironstone and coal, which was found around Airdrie, leading to the industrialisation of Airdrie and the growth/establishment of villages around Airdrie. Being higher than Coatbridge, Airdrie was less affected by pollution than Coatbridge, leading to the more uphill parts of Airdrie becoming residential areas for more afluent local people. A railway station was opened in 1856 and in 1904 a tram service was opened. This tram service was taken over by Glasgow Corporation in 1922 enabling tram travel from Airdrie across the Glasgow tram network.
Clarkston was a village to the east of Airdrie. Like Airdrie it developed through ironstone and coal mining. The village also benefitted from nearby Clarkston Cotton Mill and Moffat Paper Mill. A railway station was opened in 1862, which closed in 1956. In 1989 the Drumgelloch station was moved to this site. Airdrie, Drumgelloch and Clarkston developed into one continuous conorbation with Airdrie absorbing them in 1885.
Moffat Paper Mill was built beside North Calder Water, south of Clarkston, in 1822. By 1832 it had been aquired by the Craig family and had was producing tea papers, grey papers, browns, pressings and mill-boards. The mill was closed in 1863 and re-opened in 1866 by Robert Craig. Under Robert Craig the mill was making casing and wrapping papers from flax and jute fibres. The village developed to house the workers at the paper mill. In the 1890s the mill was expanded and more worker's housing added. The mill closed in 1971. Moffat Mills was considered part of Clarkston.
The map opposite, reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland, shows Airdrie and Clarkston in 1897. Moffat Mills, which is South of Clarkston, is shown below.
AIRDRIE BREAD SOCIETY 1857-1898
The society was formed in July 1857 and was registered[1]. In 1879 it was found that the treasurer had been taking money from the society and absconded. The secretary and president had been aware of irregularities but had kept quiet on the understanding that the treasrer would sort it out. Amongst other practices, authorised official had been signing blank cheques for the treasurer to complete. An assessment of the accounts determined that the treasurer had taken £500 over a period of about 9 months and manipulated the accounts to hide it[2].
In August 1898 there was a call to wind up the company[3]. The society was reported as defunct in 1904, indicating that the society was wound up at this time[4].
| AIRDRIE BREAD SOCIETY LIMITED | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:AdrieCoop.10S.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | AdrieCoop.10S | |
| Value | 10/- | |
| Add Desc. | GROCERIES | |
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
| File:AdrieCoop.£1.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | AdrieCoop.£1 | |
| Value | ONE POUND | |
| Add Desc. | GROCERIES | |
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
CLARKSTON CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION 1873-1974
The society was formed in 1873 as Clarkston Co-operative Association[5]. During it's life it was also known as Clarkston Co-operative Society.
The society joined the SCWS in 1974.
These tokens have been attrbuted to Clarkston Renfrewshire. No record has been found of a co-operative society called Clarkston Co-operative Society there.
| CLARKSTON CO-OPE SOCY LTD | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:CstonCoop.3.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | CstonCoop.3 | |
| Value | 3d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Silvered Zinc | |
| Notes | ||
| File:CstonCoop.6.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | CstonCoop.6 | |
| Value | 6d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Silvered Zinc | |
| Notes | ||
| CLARKSTON CO-OP ASSOCIATION LTD | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:CstonCoop.Ha.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | CstonCoop.Ha | |
| Value | ½d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 26 | |
| Manufacture | Pink Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:CstonCoop.Hb.jpg | ||
| Source | (TCS 12) | |
| Filename | CstonCoop.Hb | |
| Value | ½d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Grey Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
MOFFAT MILLS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1869-1934
The society was formed in 1869.
The society joined Clarkston in 1934.
The map opposite, reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland, shows Moffat Mills in 1897.
| MOFFAT MILLS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:MMillsCoop.H.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | MMillsCoop.H | |
| Value | ½ | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | Octagon 25 | |
| Manufacture | Brass Bracteate | |
| Notes | ||
| File:MMillsCoop.HSov.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | MMillsCoop.HSov | |
| Value | HALF SOVN | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Brass | |
| Notes | ||
| MOFFAT MILLS CO-OPE SOCIETY LIMITED | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:MMillsCoop.1a.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | MMillsCoop.1a | |
| Value | 1d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Brass | |
| Notes | ||
| File:MMillsCoop.3a.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | MMillsCoop.3a | |
| Value | 3d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Brass | |
| Notes | ||
| File:MMillsCoop.6a.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | MMillsCoop.6a | |
| Value | 6d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Brass | |
| Notes | ||
