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Barrhead was a small weaving village with the adjacent villages of Arthurlie, Grahamston and Gateside. With emploment from mining, an iron foundry, a tannery, the Armitage Shanks porcelainware works and a carpet factory the villages expanded into a continuous a continuous town. By the 1890s the population was about 10,000 and Barrhead became a police burgh in 1894. A railway station was opened in 1848. Paisley District Tramways had a service to Barrhead with Glasgow Corporation taking over the services. | Barrhead was a small weaving village with the adjacent villages of Arthurlie, Grahamston and Gateside. With emploment from mining, an iron foundry, a tannery, the Armitage Shanks porcelainware works and a carpet factory the villages expanded into a continuous a continuous town. By the 1890s the population was about 10,000 and Barrhead became a police burgh in 1894. A railway station was opened in 1848. Paisley District Tramways had a service to Barrhead with Glasgow Corporation taking over the services. | ||
The map on the right shows Barrhead in 1896. | The map on the right, from a reproduction with the permission of the National Library of Scotland, shows Barrhead in 1896. | ||
===BARRHEAD CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1860-1979=== | ===BARRHEAD CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1860-1979=== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:55, 29 April 2024
Barrhead was a small weaving village with the adjacent villages of Arthurlie, Grahamston and Gateside. With emploment from mining, an iron foundry, a tannery, the Armitage Shanks porcelainware works and a carpet factory the villages expanded into a continuous a continuous town. By the 1890s the population was about 10,000 and Barrhead became a police burgh in 1894. A railway station was opened in 1848. Paisley District Tramways had a service to Barrhead with Glasgow Corporation taking over the services.
The map on the right, from a reproduction with the permission of the National Library of Scotland, shows Barrhead in 1896.
BARRHEAD CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1860-1979
The society was formed at a meeting in December 1860 - 14 members were enrolled and a provisional committee formed. Within six months they had a membership of 100 and a shop was opened in Main Street in June 1861. In 1863 the society started to publish the Scottish Co-operator, which became the scottish co-operative newspaper. Senior members in the society also took a very active role in the SCWS. In 1899 the society commenced building it's new central premises, which was formally opened in 1902. The photograph opposite shows these premises.
The society had started getting it's own representative elected to the town council by 1971[1]. In 1919 members of the society obtained a decree in the Court of to prevent the society paying local authority candidate or parliamentary candidate expenses on the grounds that the society rules did not allow this[2]
The society merged with Thornliebank in 1979 to become Barrhead and Thornliebank. This society joined the CWS in 1984.
In 1879 the society trialled the use of checks (tokens), but after 18 months they were given up[3]. In 1890 John M'Corkindale, a member of committee, proposed a check system and machine which he had invented. The system was trialled in the butcher’s department. It was successful so was operated for a number of years in that department but no others.
In 1897 the society adopted the Climax check system. After six months there was a call for it to be abolished due to it's cost and affect on sales. A special meeting was called at which the Climax system was voted for by the majority.
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| Filename | BHeadCoop.1Brd | |
| Value | BREAD | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | Octagon 29 | |
| Manufacture | Brass | |
| Notes | ||
| BARRHEAD CO-OPERATIVE SOCY LIMITED | ||
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| File:BHeadCoop.1Brda.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BHeadCoop.1Brda | |
| Value | BREAD | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | Oblong cut coners 34x24 | |
| Manufacture | Brass | |
| Notes | ||
| BARRHEAD CO-OP SOCIETY LIMITED | ||
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| File:BHeadCoop.1Brdb.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BHeadCoop.1Brdb | |
| Value | BREAD | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 24 | |
| Manufacture | Brass | |
| Notes | ||
| BARRHEAD CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD | ||
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| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BHeadCoop.Fc | |
| Value | ¼d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 19 | |
| Manufacture | White PLastic | |
| Notes | ||
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| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BHeadCoop.Hc | |
| Value | ½d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 18 | |
| Manufacture | Light Brown PLastic | |
| Notes | ||
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| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BHeadCoop.Hd | |
| Value | ½d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 18 | |
| Manufacture | Dark Brown PLastic | |
| Notes | ||
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| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BHeadCoop.1c | |
| Value | 1d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | Turquoise PLastic | |
| Notes | ||
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| Source | (TCS 12) | |
| Filename | BHeadCoop.2c | |
| Value | 2d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | White PLastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:BHeadCoop.3c.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BHeadCoop.3c | |
| Value | 3d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | Pink PLastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:BHeadCoop.6c.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BHeadCoop.6c | |
| Value | 6d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | Red PLastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:BHeadCoop.1Sc.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BHeadCoop.1Sc | |
| Value | 1/- | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | Green PLastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:BHeadCoop.1Sd.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BHeadCoop.1Sd | |
| Value | 1/- | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 24 | |
| Manufacture | Brown PLastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:BHeadCoop.2S6c.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BHeadCoop.2S6c | |
| Value | 2/6 | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | Blue PLastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:BHeadCoop.1Brdc.jpg | ||
| Source | (DNW N Beaton Collection) | |
| Filename | BHeadCoop.1Brdc | |
| Value | BREAD | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | Oval 32x27 | |
| Manufacture | Brown PLastic | |
| Notes | ||
