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Bonnybridge was originally a settlement at a ford across the Bonny Water and known as Ford of Bonny. A bridge was built around 1675 leading to the village being called Bonnybridge. The village was farm town that also acted as a market for Highland cattle until the Forth Clyde Canal was built, completed in 1790. This and the developement of railways nearby led to Bonnybridge becoming an industrial centre with several industries including a paper mill, mining, chemical works and several iron foundries. The iron foundries included the Smith and Wellstood Foundry, which is reputed to have introduced the American metal heating stoves to Europe. Bonnybridge was to the north of the Forth Clyde canal and the railway was developed about a mile to the south of it, resulting in Bonnybridge not getting a train station, which was on a branch line, until 1886 that closed to passengers in 1930. | Bonnybridge was originally a settlement at a ford across the Bonny Water and known as Ford of Bonny. A bridge was built around 1675 leading to the village being called Bonnybridge. The village was farm town that also acted as a market for Highland cattle until the Forth Clyde Canal was built, completed in 1790. This and the developement of railways nearby led to Bonnybridge becoming an industrial centre with several industries including a paper mill, mining, chemical works and several iron foundries. The iron foundries included the Smith and Wellstood Foundry, which is reputed to have introduced the American metal heating stoves to Europe. Bonnybridge was to the north of the Forth Clyde canal and the railway was developed about a mile to the south of it, resulting in Bonnybridge not getting a train station, which was on a branch line, until 1886 that closed to passengers in 1930. | ||
The photograph opposite is Bonnybridge around 1900. | |||
===BONNYBRIDGE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1863-1996=== | ===BONNYBRIDGE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1863-1996=== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:44, 20 April 2024
Bonnybridge was originally a settlement at a ford across the Bonny Water and known as Ford of Bonny. A bridge was built around 1675 leading to the village being called Bonnybridge. The village was farm town that also acted as a market for Highland cattle until the Forth Clyde Canal was built, completed in 1790. This and the developement of railways nearby led to Bonnybridge becoming an industrial centre with several industries including a paper mill, mining, chemical works and several iron foundries. The iron foundries included the Smith and Wellstood Foundry, which is reputed to have introduced the American metal heating stoves to Europe. Bonnybridge was to the north of the Forth Clyde canal and the railway was developed about a mile to the south of it, resulting in Bonnybridge not getting a train station, which was on a branch line, until 1886 that closed to passengers in 1930.
The photograph opposite is Bonnybridge around 1900.
BONNYBRIDGE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1863-1996
A public meeting was held in April 1863 in the Lecture Hall of the Columbian Stove Works[1]. At the meeting it was agreed to form a co-operative society. Shares were priced at £1 a share and 75 were subscribed to by 40 people at the meeting. The society rented a store and in 1866 acquired a site for a building on Main Street. The store opened in 1868 and was extended as the society grew. Branches were opened at High Bonnybridge in 1903 and Dennyloanhead in 1905 and Greehill in 1921. It opened on 11 March 1905. The society took over the Longcroft in 1965.
The society joined Scottish Midland (ScotMid) in 1996.
| BONNYBRIDGE CO-OP SOC LIMITED | ||
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| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BbridgeCoop.H | |
| Value | ½d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 21 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
| File:BbridgeCoop.1.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BbridgeCoop.1 | |
| Value | 1d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
| BONNYBRIDGE CO-OPERATIVE SOCY LIMITED | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BbridgeCoop.2S | |
| Value | 2/- | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 28 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
| BONNYBRIDGE CO-OPERATIVE SOCY LTD | ||
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| File:BbridgeCoop.Fa.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BbridgeCoop.Fa | |
| Value | ¼d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Pink Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:BbridgeCoop.Ha.jpg | ||
| Source | (DNW N Beaton Collection) | |
| Filename | BbridgeCoop.Ha | |
| Value | ½d | |
| Add Desc. | D 1.8mm wide | |
| Size (mm) | 21 | |
| Manufacture | Black Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BbridgeCoop.Hb | |
| Value | ½d | |
| Add Desc. | 1 and 2 thicker, D 2.4mm wide. | |
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Black Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:BbridgeCoop.1a.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BbridgeCoop.1a | |
| Value | 1d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Orange Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
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| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BbridgeCoop.1b | |
| Value | 1d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Dark Brown Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BbridgeCoop.3a | |
| Value | 3d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 21 | |
| Manufacture | Cream Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:BbridgeCoop.6a.jpg | ||
| Source | (Falkirk Museum) | |
| Filename | BbridgeCoop.6a | |
| Value | 6d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Light Blue Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:BbridgeCoop.2Sa.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BbridgeCoop.2Sa | |
| Value | 2/- | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 28 | |
| Manufacture | Black Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:BbridgeCoop.10Sa.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BbridgeCoop.10Sa | |
| Value | 10/- | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | Oval 30x24 | |
| Manufacture | Green Plastic | |
| Notes | Legend to be confirmed | |
| File:BbridgeCoop.1Pt.jpg300px | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | BbridgeCoop.1Pt | |
| Value | 1 PINT | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | White Plastic | |
| Notes | Legend to be confirmed | |
- ↑ Falkirk Local History Society - Bonnybridge Co-operative Society Ltd