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Revision as of 01:07, 5 May 2024
The village of Abbeygreen developed next to an abbey that was founded in the parish of Lesmahagow. The town was known as Lesmahagow from the early years of the 19th century. The indication is that coal was being extracted in the 1840s. A subsidiary of the Caledonian Railway built the Lesmahagow Railway in 1854 to transport the coal being extracted by the many mines in the area, with Lesmahagow developing as the main town for the mining villages. In 1868 a train station was opened with a new station opened in 1905.
Coal mining in the area started to decline in the 1950s and in 1965 the train services ceased with the line being removed in 1970. This led to a contraction of Lesmahagow
The map opposite, reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland, shows Lesmahagow in 1897. The site of the Abbey is marked with a red rectangle.
ABBEYGREEN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1912-1981
Coalburn District opened a branch in Lesmahagow that became the society's head office. On Saturday 19th July 1913 the head saleswoman and head butcher recieved 2 weeks in lieu of notice and were dismissed[1]. Both dismissals were seen as unjust, resulting in 57 members of staff going on strike. The committee's actions were approved at the quarterly meeting. They responded by carrying out work themselves and employing other people. The dispute continued into 1914.
In October 1913 six men met and decided to form another co-operative and invited one of the Coalburn staff to become the manager[2]. He suggested the name Abbeygreen. They obtained subscriptions of £400 and within three weeks had opened a shop. The SCWS initially refused to supply Abbeygreen on the basis that Coalburn District was already operating in the area.
When Coalburn District went into liquidation in 1932, Abbeygreen took over the Coalburn store.
The society joined the SCWS in 1981.
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