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===WEST CALDER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1875-1979=== | ===WEST CALDER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1875-1979=== | ||
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Shale oil workers were concerned about the price of goods in shops owned by the mine owners and oil works owners. Therefore 40 shale oil workers formed a co-operative society in 1875 and in 1876 was advertising for an assistant for van deliveries. In 1879 the society approved bulding it's own premises<ref>West Lothian Courier, 01 Nov 1879, page 3</ref> including a bakery. Due to increased business, by 1884 the society was extending the store<ref>Glasgow Herald, 16 Jun 1884, page 4</ref>. The society expanded, opening branches in Pumpherston and Addiewell. | Shale oil workers were concerned about the price of goods in shops owned by the mine owners and oil works owners. Therefore 40 shale oil workers formed a co-operative society in 1875 and in 1876 was advertising for an assistant for van deliveries. In 1879 the society approved bulding it's own premises<ref>West Lothian Courier, 01 Nov 1879, page 3</ref> including a bakery. Due to increased business, by 1884 the society was extending the store<ref>Glasgow Herald, 16 Jun 1884, page 4</ref>. The society expanded, opening branches in Pumpherston and Addiewell. | ||
In 1909 the society opened it's new bakery and a gas driven power station<ref>Edinburgh Evening News, 10 Jul 1909, page 5</ref>. The power station provided electricity for bakery and for town street lighting - West Calder was one of the first towns in Scotland to have electric street lighting . BY 1925 the society had branches in ten towns and villages in the vicinity<ref>Midlothian Advertiser, 19 Jun 1925, page 2</ref> | In 1909 the society opened it's new bakery and a gas driven power station<ref>Edinburgh Evening News, 10 Jul 1909, page 5</ref>. The power station provided electricity for bakery and for town street lighting - West Calder was one of the first towns in Scotland to have electric street lighting . BY 1925 the society had branches in ten towns and villages in the vicinity<ref>Midlothian Advertiser, 19 Jun 1925, page 2</ref> | ||
The society joined [[Bathgate Co-operatives|West Lothian]] in 1979 | The society joined [[Bathgate Co-operatives|West Lothian]] in 1979. | ||
The society introduced the Climax system in March 1949<ref>Midlothian Advertiser, 04 Feb 1949, page 2</ref>. It was reported that the change was occuring due to the growth in size of the society and that it enabled members to obtain there dividend. The advertisement opposite, from 4th March 1949, explains the system. | |||
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Revision as of 18:09, 27 April 2024
James Young in partnership with his friend and assistant Edward Meldrum, set up a small business refining crude oil in Bathgate. In 1865 Young bought out his business partners and built larger works 1.5km West of West Calder, called Addiewell Chemical Works. A planned village. also called Addiewell, was also built mainly between 1865 and 1870 to house the workers. The refinery and associated shale mines led to the devlopement of West Calder. The train station was opened in 1869 as part of the Shotts Line between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Addiewell Chemical Works gradually closed, the refinery in 1921, the candle works in 1923 and the paraffin works in 1956.
The map opposite shows West Calder and Addiewell in 1895.
WEST CALDER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1875-1979
Shale oil workers were concerned about the price of goods in shops owned by the mine owners and oil works owners. Therefore 40 shale oil workers formed a co-operative society in 1875 and in 1876 was advertising for an assistant for van deliveries. In 1879 the society approved bulding it's own premises[1] including a bakery. Due to increased business, by 1884 the society was extending the store[2]. The society expanded, opening branches in Pumpherston and Addiewell.
In 1909 the society opened it's new bakery and a gas driven power station[3]. The power station provided electricity for bakery and for town street lighting - West Calder was one of the first towns in Scotland to have electric street lighting . BY 1925 the society had branches in ten towns and villages in the vicinity[4]
The society joined West Lothian in 1979.
The society introduced the Climax system in March 1949[5]. It was reported that the change was occuring due to the growth in size of the society and that it enabled members to obtain there dividend. The advertisement opposite, from 4th March 1949, explains the system.
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