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===GLASGOW SOUTH CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1949-1967===
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===GOVAN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1859-1861===
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===HURLET & NITSHILL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY  1872-1936===
===HURLET & NITSHILL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY  1872-1936===
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===KINNING PARK CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY  1871-1949===
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===PARTICK CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY  1883-1886===
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===POLLOKSHAWS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY  1864-1949===
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===ST GEORGE'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY  1870-1968===
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===ST ROLLOX CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY  1860-1961===
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===SCOTSTOUN & WHITEINCH CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY  1887-1903===
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===SCWS SHIELDHALL  1888-1970===
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===SHETTLESTON CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY  1882-1980===
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===UNITED CO-OPERATIVE BAKERY SOCIETY  1868-1972===
===UNITED CO-OPERATIVE BAKERY SOCIETY  1868-1972===
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===WEST OF SCOTLAND CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY  1862-1863===
===WEST OF SCOTLAND CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY  1862-1863===

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ANNIESLAND CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1889-1950

Anniesland Cross was originally tollbooth. To the immediated south were the areas of Jordanhill and Skaterigg, which is now part of the north of Jordanhill. Apart from farming, the main industry in the area was coal and ironstone mining. In 1841 Gartnavel Royal Hospital was built in open countryside at Anniesland. The Great Western Road was laid out from the city to Anniesland Cross by 1850. Industry expanded into the area later 19th century. A railway station was opened in 1886, encouraging tenement building around the Cross, followed by villas. The main mining operations ceased in the 1890s, with the Skaterigg bings (spoil heaps) being mined until 1912.

The society was formed by miners in 1869 as Skaterigg Co-operative Society[1]. The longest serving member in 1905 reported that when the society started there was only one store in the area. The society was started by a committee of 10 with 24s. He was a miner earning 30s per week but accepted the salesman's job at 15s per week. He also put his £20 savings into the society. The mine manager agreed to provide a building and fit it out as a store with the salesman responsible for the rent. The obtained tow lorry loads of goods from the SCWS, which the put in the store tha night, opening the next morning. Some of the miners assisted in the store at night. BY 1905 the membership had grown to 550 with capital of £8850. They had a large store in their own building and a branch at Temple.

The society was most likely called Skaterigg because it was started in Skaterigg, a miner's row associated with Skaterigg colliery. The society changed it's name to Anniesland around 1900. It joined Clydebank in 1950.

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BARONY GLEBE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1875-1877

The society's was formed local to St Rollox Society. It's members were mainly workers in the Blind Asylum. The SCWS wrote off £53 7s of debt in November 1877 when the society was wound up.

It was reproted that the society had operated for a couple of yearsThe society. The society is listed in the 1876 Glasgow Postal Directory only, indicating that it started after the information for the 1875 directory was compiled.

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CATHCART CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1861-1934

Cathcart orginally two villages in Renfrewshire, Cathcart and New Cathcart, New Cathcart being east of the river Cart. It developed with the establishment of mills on the Cart, with papermaking being most common. A temporary railway station was established in 1886 thatw as replaced by a permanent one in 1894. The engineering firm of J & G Weir & Co was established in 1886 and became a major employer. Parts of Cathcart also developed as a fashionable suburb of Glasgow.

Cathcart was mainly absorbed by Glasgow in 1912.

The society was formed and trading in 1861 when Cathacrt was still a country village[2]. The original store was in New Cathcart. The society benefitted from Cathcart becoming a fashinable subrub of Glasgow.

The society joined Kinning Park in 1934.

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CESSNOCK CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1885-1889

The society was formed in 1885. The society is not in the 1886 list of Scottish societies, indicating that it had not registered in 1885 or early 1886.

The society is listed in the Glasgow 1889 directory but not after this.

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GLASGOW CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1858-1865

The first Glasgow co-operative was formed in 1830, the Glasgow Co-operative Bazaar at 42 London Road. The society is not mentioned in the Glasgow postal directories after 1834. It is known to have issued 10 shilling and 20 shilling notes but no metal tokens.

The Glasgow Co-operative Society was formed in April 1858 with eth objective of providing good quality goods without engaging in price competitions[3]. It had opened a store in a room by October that was only open two hours every Satuday[4]. In April 1859 they were opening a store in Stirling Street that would be open to members and the public, with members obtaning a dividend based on purchases. In March 1860 the society was advertising for a baker to manange a baking business and a salesman for a store in the west end. In August 1861 it was reported that the society had invested £250 in opening a stores in Bridgeton and Parkhead[5]. They were also looking at opening a drapery department and opening a store in Pollokshaws. In December the society was moving to members having a membership number[6]. It was also reported that existing members were being approached to subscribe to more shares with some success.

In January 1862 it was reported that the society had 2000 members and an annual turnover of £30,000[7]. In February it was agreed to buy the buidlng at the corner of Marlborough Streetand Duncan Street for £550 and to spend £250 converting it into a bakery and corner shop. In August it was reported that after reviewing the acounts, accumulated errors were identified resulting in no dividend being declared[8]. The manager reported that due to a shortage of cash, he could no obtain significant discounts from bulk purchases. In December the society bacame resgistered under the 1862 Act and permission was given to the Pollokshaws branch to seperate. In June 1863 it was reported that members were withdrawing shares, the main reasons being given were immigration and loss of job[9]. It was also reported that members with more than 3 shares were having their capital transferred to the loan fund to give them easier access to it.

In November 1863 it was reported that the society had 10 stores[10]. In the previous quarter £200 had been paid as capital and withdrawls by members. In the current quarter 103 members had applied for part withdrawl with entire withdrawl requests involving 234 shares exclusive of a request by the Maryhill branch to withdraw as a body. This led to the directors proposing the the society be wound down. Duirng the meeting it was noted that the taking into consideration the assets and number of shares, that the shares were worth about 11s each. The meeting resolved that the society should continue with the shares valued at 10s for withdrawl or winding up of the society.

By May 1864 the society had 1450 members, the same as November, and an annual turnover of £15,000[11]. The total membership of the societies who met to initiate forming of the SCWS in GLasgow that month was 6111 with a total annual turnover of £130,556. However in the July quarterly meeting it was noted that a vote of over 75% had been made to wind up the society, which did not meet the requirements for 5/5th majority of the capital, resulting in a special meeting that month to consider sinding up te society[12]. At the special meeting it was noted that te society was trading profitably but that members were deserting the society. At this meeting the motion to wind up the society did not meet the required 75%, so the society continued. A speical meeting was held in September to review the report from a select comittee set up to review the society rules[13]. The proposal to increase the membership requirement to 3 shares of £1 was rejected by a tow thirds majority. The proposal to make the shares transferable, allowing members to sell shares instead of withdrawing their capital from the society was also rejected. The proposal to make the society easier to wind up was accepted, which was approved at a further special meeting. The society also started suing members for unpaid share capital in October.

A meeting was held in April 1865 to confirm winding up of the society[14]. At this meeting it was noted that the society had ceased trading. At the June meeting it was stated that 1115 members had not fully paid up their shares which, with fines, gave a sum due of £700[15]. It was noted that if they could realise the reduced value of the Marlborough Street property, they could discharge all their liabilities and pay the members the 10/- reduced value of their shares. In October the liquidator obtained a Sheriff's warrant on behalf of the directors against over 600 members for recover of unpaid share capital[16].

Although this society failed, several of it's stores were took over by the members and continued as local societies.

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GLASGOW & DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1871-1875

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The society was based on a model similar to the Civil Service Supply Association, a co-operative in London. It employed William Guest t manage the stores, former assitant secretary of the Civil Service Supply Association. The society was regsitered as a company with shareholders and annual members as per the advert opposite from the Glasgow Herald in November 1871. The society aimed to sell goods at 20% to 25% less than the ordinary retail price.

Although the Civil Service Supply Association had an annual membership fee of 2s 6d, Glasgow & District started off with an annual membership fee of 5s and a store in Hope street. By February 1873 the society had reduced the membership to 2s 6d and had another store at Burnbank Corner on Great Western Road.

William Guest ceased being the manager in November 1874[17].

On 2nd April 1875 a resolution was passed enabling the directors to issuee £2 bonds upto a value of £2000<ef>13 SLR 303, Wilson (Liquidator of The Glasgow and District Co-Operative Society, Limited) vs M'Genn & Company</ref>. However the auditor's report that month showed a deficit of £3898. So a second meeting was held on 3rd of May that voted to dissolve the company. M'Genn & Company raised a court action to obtain the return of goods it had supplied and seized the goods. The liquidator took the company to court but lost the case as it was decided that the society had not entered into liquidation properly. The society went into liquidation a second time, 3rd March 1876, when the appeal was lost.

The contents of the Hope Street store were auctioned off in Decemeber 1875[18].

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GLASGOW EASTERN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1865-1969

Members of the failed Glasgow Co-operative Society in Calton and Bridgeton decided to set up their own co-operative. The started with joint purchasing of goods. In 1865 they had sufficient business to rent a back kitchen in Struthers Street, which they opened for tradinga few evenings a week.

In 1867 a small shop was aquired in Clyde Street, Calton, initially trading in the evenings only, A saleswoman was employed that year to enable daytime opening. The following year the society registered and became a member of the SCWS. In 1871 the society aquired a larger shop in M'Kechnie Street and became a member of both the United Co-operative Baking Society and the United Drapery Society. A branch was opened in Graham Street in 1873. It continued to expand, absorbing some other local co-operative societies, to cover cover a large area in the east-end of the Glasgow. In 1909 it had established a lending library, a reading room and guilds as well as organising classes.

The society became part of the SCRS in 1969.

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GLASGOW SOUTH CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1949-1967

The society was formed by the merger of Kinning Park and Pollokshaws in 1949.

The society joined the SCWS in 1967.

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GOVAN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1859-1861

Govan was a salmon fishing village on the south side of the Clyde that became a weaving village in the 18th century. Before it' failure in 1909, Govan Old Victualling Society, formed in 1777, was the oldest operating co-operative society in Scotland.The first shipyard appeared in 1837 and by 1850 Govan was being developed to accomodate the shipyards around it.

Govan was annexed to Glasgow in 1912.

At the centenary of the Goval Old Victualling Society in 1877 it was reported that this society was the only extensive premises in the burgh less than 20 years ago[19]. Govan Co-operative Society is listed in the 1860 and 1861 Slater's Directory of Scotland as Govan Company Operative Society. This would suggest that Govan Co-operative Society started around 1859.

Govan Co-operative Society is listed in the 1860 and 1861 Slater's Directory of Scotland as Govan Company Operative Society. In late June 1860 the salesman left and a new salesman was appointed. In October 1860 four members gave notice that they were no longer members of the society. In December 1860 another twenty members gave notice that they were no longer members. The indication is that the society was in trouble and probably failed in 1861.

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HURLET & NITSHILL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1872-1936

Hurlet and Nitshill were two adjacent villages to the south of Glasgow. They were on valuable deposits of coal, iron, aluminous schist, bituminous shale, and limestone. This led to the villages developing as mining towns. From 1797 Macintosh and Wils established a a chemical works at HUrlet producing alum, used to fix dyes in cloth, flameproofing textiles, baking powder and medicines. Muriate of potash and sulphate of ammonia were produced as by-products of the alum process. A railway station was opened at Nitshill in 1848.

When the minerals and coal were exhausted, Hurlet and Nitshill reduced in size. Most of Hurlet was demolished when the Paisley-East Kilbride road, which ran through the village, was widened to become a dual carriageway. It is now a small cluster of houses at a road junction. Hurlet and Nitshill were annexed to Glasgow in 1926, Nitshill expanding in the 1960s with the Glasgow slum clearances.

The society was formed in 1872.

The society joined to Pollokshaws in 1936.

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KINNING PARK CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1871-1949

Kinning Park joined Glasgow in 1871 with working men petitioning for the area to join. It is alleged that a fund was raised for the petition and after the success the audit of the funds found that there was 3d left. When the question was asked as to what to do with the 3d, someone said "let us start a co-operative society with it". Following a meeting on co-operation, a store was opened in West Scotland Street in May 1871. By 1909 the society domninated the south side of Glasgow and had strong connections to the SCWS. Other smaller societies merged, mainly in the inter-war years.

The society merged with Pollockshaws in 1949 to form Glasgow South.

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LONDON ROAD CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1872-1961

The society was formed in 1872. In 1919 the society had two store on London Road, at 269 and at 742

The society joined the SCWS in 1961.

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LONDON ROAD CO-OPE SOCY LTD
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PARTICK CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1883-1886

Partick was a village that developed from the mid-18th century associated with grain mills that used the River Kelvin for power. In 1911 the Clyde Navigation Trust built the granaries at Meadowside, Partick, to service the mills. The Clydeside ship building industry that followed the deepening of the River Clyde, led to further developement of Partick. Tod & McGregor moved their shipbuilding operation from Govan to Meadowside in 1858, followed by several other shipyards along the north bank of the Clyde. Tranpsort was improved with the developement of the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway, which was completed in 1896.

Partick was erected into a Police Burgh in 1852. In 1912 it was absorbed by Glasgow.

The society has not been found in the Glasgow Post Office directories. There is some history in the libel case brought by the saleman againast the society[20]. The salesman started working in September 1883. He was adviced that members could have credit upto the value of their shares and non-members could not recieve credit. The committee eventually agreed to the salesman providing credit beyond members share value and to non-members with the salesman acting as guarantor. In February 1885 he provided a promissory note for £81 for debts incurred by customers. He claimed that by April 1885 must of the debt had been cleared and he was relieved of any further claims by a payment of £16. The society raised a case against him in July in the Sheriff court for the £81 promissory note. Although the case was withdrawn, reports appeared in newspapers about it. The saleman was awarded £100 for liable. The society had raised another case in the Sherriff court for a liability of £300 against the saleman associated with unrecovered debt. The society was awarded £170.

In Decmeber 1886 the SCWS wrote off £41 1s debt from the society.

PARTICK CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED
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POLLOKSHAWS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1864-1949

Pollokshaws was originally four villages, Pollokshaws, Bogleshaugh and Pooktoun in the county of Renfrewshire[21]. In 1798 the Maxwell of Pollok transferred the Pooktoun inabitants to Pollokshaws, which had absorbed the other two villages. This removal was done to landscape the area in front of Pollok House. A charter was granted to John Maxwell in 1812 making it a Burgh of Barony. The main occupation at this time was the cloth industry - cotton manufacture, weaving, dying. To improve the local output, the Maxwells of Pollok brought a group of Flemish weavers to Pollokshaws in the 19th century. There was also mining in the area.

The first train station was opened in 1849 and the town became a Burgh of Barony and in 1858 it became a police burgh. The town was annexed to Glasgow in 1912.

There was a fledgling co-operative movement in Pollokshaws in 1861. The group appealed to Glasgow Co-operative who set up a store in the area[22]. In February 1862, see above, permission was given to Pollokshaws to seperate from Glasgow. The new society is indicated as becoming independent in early 1864.

The society merged with Kinning Park in 1949 to form Glasgow South.

POLLOKSHAWS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD
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ST GEORGE'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1870-1968

The society was formed in 1870, with the first meeting in December of that year. The majority of its initial members coming from Grovepark Mill in the Woodisde area of Glasgow, North West of the city centre. The mill was a powerloom cotton mill on North Woodside Road, close to St George's Road.

The first store was opened at 398 St George’s Road in 1871 and the society had a 21st anniversary celebration in 1892[23]. By then it had opened a branch in Andreston and a branch in Possilpark, the latter having seperated from the society. In 1897 the society opened it's new main store at St George's Cross[24]. At this time the society had 45 branches.

The society joined the SCRS in 1968.

The token below has been attributed to Saint George's Co-operative Society in Glasgow. From the date of establishment and the society name on the token it more likely belongs to Saint George's Provident and Industrial Society, a society formed in 1860 in the East End of London[25].

SAINT GEORGE'S CO-OPERATIVE INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY
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ST ROLLOX CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1860-1961

The name St Rollox is believed to be a corruption of St Roch's Loch, a small loch near a chapel dedicated to Roch in 1506. Springburn, a village to the North East of Glasgow city centre, was nearby. The opening of the Monklands Canal gave access to the area for transportation of goods to the Clyde. The first major industrial concern was St Rollox Chemical Works. A railway was built to service the chemical works in 1831. This railway was eventually taken the Caledonian Railway, who in 1856 built their St Rollox Locomotive Works and St Rollox Carriage & Wagon Works in Springburn. The works was extended eastwards in 1864 and 1870 and fully reconstructed from 1882. The main area of Springburn was annexed by Glasgow in 1872 with the remainder annexed in 1891.

The society was formed by the chemical and railway workers in 1860. In 1861 the soceity opened two stores, one on Parliamentary Road and one on Garngad Road.The society initially dealt with the CWS in Manchster and is credited with proposing formation of the SCWS. In January 1871 the society also proposed that all the city societies should unite but got no support. During the 1870s the society was building premises, being the first in Glasgow to own it's own completed premises. However it lost heavily in the collapse of the joint co-opeative ventures into an ironworks, cooperage and drapery resulting in many members taking fright and leaving the society. t Rollox took a few members to court make them pay up their shares and pay their debts. The result was a reduction in purchasing members to about 50. Although winding up of the society was discussed, it carried on and recovered. By 1910 the had many branches in different parts of their district and had added a coal supply. They had also buily a new central premises on Parliamentary Road.

The society joined Cowlairs in 1961.

ST ROLLOX CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD
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SCOTSTOUN & WHITEINCH CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1887-1903

Scotstoun was the site of the Oswald family estate until 1861 when Charles Connell and Company built their shipyard in 1861 there. This led to the developement of tenement housing for workers close to the river and cottage style villas to the north. Other large employers locating there were Yarrow Shipbuilders in 1906, Coventry Ordnance Works and Albion Motors in 1903.

Whiteinch is between Scotstoun and Partick. Prior to the dredging of the Clyde it was an island between Scotstoun and Partick. It developed in a similar fashion to Scotstoun with the first shipbuilder being Barclay Curle in 1855.

The society was formed in 1887. The society registered in 1889.

The society joined St. George's in 1903.

SCOTSTOUN & WHITEINCH CO-OPE SOCY LD
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SCWS SHIELDHALL 1888-1970

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Sheildhall was a country estate in Govan, bordering Glasgow. The estate changed hand several times, with some of it being sold for housing around 1870, when Alexander Stephen & Sons established their shipyard in Govan.

Shieldhall became part of Glasgow when Govan was annexed in 1912.

The SCWS had embarked on production by the early 1880s - upholstery business in 1882, furniture manufcture in 1884, boots in 1885. A plan was formulated to secure 10 to 15 acres of land close to, but outside the Glasgow city boundary to consolidate much of the production. It was also planned to secure adjacent ground for building houses, schools, etc., for the workpeople. In June 1885 the society had a surplus of capital and it was proposed to proceed with the plan. This was approved six months later. Three sites were considered, Renfrew, Hillington, and Shieldhall, with Shieldhall being chosen. Shield Hall was demolished and building commenced on the new factory complex in July 1887, with production starting in 1888. Building continued upto 1930. When complete Shieldhall produced a wide range of goods, from food through clothing to furniture.

Most of the Co-op buildings were demolished in the 1970s to make way for the Shieldhall Industrial Estate.

The tokens below are probably all canteen tokens.

SCWS SHIELDHALL
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SHIELDHALL SCWS DINING ROOMS
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SHETTLESTON CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1882-1980

Shettleston was a village on the road from Glasgow to London. By the 1850s it had developed into a mining town. Parkhead Forge was started in 1837 and became a major employer in the area. Shettleston was annexed by Glasgow in 1912.

The society was formed in 1882. In 1895 the society had branches in Bailiieston and Eastmuir[26]. It was also expanding in Shettleston, having built a tenement with store on the ground floor o open a second store in Shettleston. By 1915 the society had 15 stores.

The society united with Coatbridge in 1980 to form East Strathclyde. East Strathclyde joined the CWS in 1982.

SHETTLESTON CO-OPE SOCY LTD
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SHETTLESTON CO-OPE SOCY LIMITED
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SHETTLESTON CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD
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SHETTLESTON CO-OP SOCIETY LTD
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UNITED CO-OPERATIVE BAKERY SOCIETY 1868-1972

With the collapse of the Glasgow Co-operative Society, there was no co-opertaive bakery in Glasgow[27]. It was proposed that the SCWS start a bakery but this was rejected on the basis that most of the co-operatives would not benefit from a Glasgow bakery, so a federated bakery was proposed. The society was formed by 8 co-operative societies. January 1869 a bakery at 52 South Coburg Street was leased and brought into operation. The site was found to be not very good for the expanding trade, so premises were bought in James Street, Kinning Park in December 1869 and converetd into a bakery. By 1874 the scoiety had 15 members and the James Street premises was being extended. In 1876 another bakery was rented on Paisley Road to meet demand. In 1884 a bakery in Scotland Street was rented for that was used for the biscuits, pastries and smalls. However another baker had to be rented in Hill Street also. To once more centralise the bakery operations, the society built a new bakery at the coner of McNeil Street and Ballater Street. The bakery was gradually extended ntil it a covered the whole block. In 1958 it employed 1000 workers. The factory was demolished in the 1980s.

Clydebank became a member in 1893 and soon had sufficient shares to have a seat on the board of management.In 1901 Clydebank was considering starting it's own bakery. This resulted in the UCBS agreeing to build a large biscuit factory in John Knox Street, Clydebank. The factory opened in 1903 and at its peak employed 500 workers. The factory was closed and demolished in the early 1980s.

In 1898 the society attempted to do business with Ireland. This led to a bakery being built at Ravenhill Avenue, Belfast, in 1904. This was closed in the 1980s.

Roseland Holiday Camp was based in a small farm on Rothesay and a capacity for 250 people housed in tents. It was opened in 1911 as a joint co-operative venture but in 1914 was taken over completely by the UCBS. It was closed in 1974.

The UCBS joined the SCWS in 1972.

UNITED CO-OP BAKING SOCY LTD
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UCBS LTD
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WEST OF SCOTLAND CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1862-1863

The society is not listed in the Glasgow 1861 or 1864 PO directories. The society address is given as 43 North Albion Street in the 1882 directory and 5 Kirk Street, Townhead, in the 1883 directory. A store that may have been related to it, West of Scotland Co-operative Provision Store, is listed at 68 Hospital Street in both years.

The society was registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1862[28].

In September 1863 one of the society members who had withdrawn tried to sue to the society and two trustees for his capital, interest and profit in the Justice of the Peace court[29]. The society's representative stated that in accordance with the Act, the trustees could not be sued, that only the Sheriff court had jurisdiction in Scotland and that in accordance with the Friendly Societies Act the society rules, which stated arbitration for disputes, could not be interfered with by a court. It was also pointed out that the majority of the claim was profit with no consideration of the losses. The dispute proceeded by arbitration.

In October 1863 the Govan Equitable Co-operative Society was started with a debt of £79 to West of Scotland Co-operative Society for stock in trade and fixed stock[30]. It is probable that this debt was associated with the West of Scotland liquidating it's stock. The debt was cleared by October 1864.

At the time of winding up, the society had made profits of £448 11s with liabilities of £405 8s. However members had ot paid up their shares and the society had depleted it's capital by paying out interest on capital and profits (i.e dividends). It was also noted that members were purchasing from other stores. The losses per £1 share were estimated at 11s 8d. In May 1864 the society liquidator sued members who had not paid at least 11s 8d towards each £1. The liquidator was awarded the difference plus costs. It was pointed out that under the Act a member was liable if the society was wound up within a year of the member leaving the society.

WEST OF SCOTLAND CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY
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  1. ↑ Milngavie and Bearsden Herald, 13 Jan 1905, page 4
  2. ↑ The Glasgow Sentinel, 28 Sep 1861, page 6
  3. ↑ The Glasgow Sentinel, 09 Apr 1859, page 5
  4. ↑ The Glasgow Sentinel, 09 Apr 1859, page 5
  5. ↑ Renfrewshire Independent, 10 Aug 1861, page 6
  6. ↑ Renfrewshire Independent, 07 Dec 1861, page 6
  7. ↑ Renfrewshire Independent, 04 Jan 1862, page 6
  8. ↑ The Glasgow Sentinel, 09 Aug 1862, page 5
  9. ↑ Renfrewshire Independent, 06 Jun 1863, page 6
  10. ↑ The Glasgow Sentinel, 07 Nov 1863, page 6
  11. ↑ The Glasgow Sentinel, 12 Mar 1864, page 4
  12. ↑ The Glasgow Sentinel, 16 Jul 1864, page 6
  13. ↑ The Glasgow Sentinel, 24 Sep 1864, page 6
  14. ↑ The Glasgow Sentinel, 22 Apr 1865, page 5
  15. ↑ Renfrewshire Independent, 10 Jun 1865, page 6
  16. ↑ Renfrewshire Independent, 28 Oct 1865, page 6
  17. ↑ The Scotsman, 14 Dec 1874, page 1
  18. ↑ North British Daily Mail, 21 Dec 1875, page 8
  19. ↑ North British Daily Mail, 20 Oct 1877, page 3
  20. ↑ North British Daily Mail, 16 Jul 1886, page 2
  21. ↑ Pollokshaws: A Brief History, Jack Gibson, 1980
  22. ↑ Renfrewshire Independent, 07 Sep 1861, page 6
  23. ↑ Glasgow Herald, 03 Oct 1892, page 11
  24. ↑ North British Daily Mail, 23 Aug 1897, page 2
  25. ↑ East London Observer, 13 Dec 1862, page 3
  26. ↑ Daily Record, 30 Dec 1895, page 5
  27. ↑ History of the United Co-operative Baking Society Ltd - A fifty Years' Record 1869-1919, William Reid, 1920
  28. ↑ The Glasgow Sentine, 14 May 1864, page 5
  29. ↑ The Glasgow Sentinel, 05 Sep 1863, page 6
  30. ↑ The Glasgow Sentinel, 12 Nov 1864, page 5
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