Grangemouth Co-operatives
Grangemouth was established in 1768 on the southern bank of the River Carron by Sir Lawrence Dundas to be the sea port of the Forth and Clyde Canal. From 1781 his son, Thomas Dundas, changed the town layout, including adding the canal basin. The town aquired it's modern name by 1817. The town developed as a sea port, competing with Leith for the Baltic trade. It was also the port used by the Carron Ironworks and other industries in the Falkirk area. In 1810 the town got it's own customs house, removing the need for ship owners to register cargos in Bo'ness. The docks were extended over time. In the 1890s a major land reclamation enabled the docks to be accessed directly from the River Forth. Grangemouth Port is now one of the main ports in the UK with the largest container terminal in Scotland. A branch railway was opened to Grangemouth in 1860 to serve the docks with an extension in 1911. The map opposite, from a reproduction with the permission of the National Library of Scotland, shows Grangemouth in 1896.
A railway branch line was built to the docks in 1860 with a railway station. The original village of Grangemouth was between the River Carron and the canal/railway. To enable expansion, the Dundas family laid out a new village to the east of the canal and railway. The two villages became a burgh in 1872 ending the Dundas family responsibility for them.
As a result of manufacturers placing an embargo on soap sales to co-operatives in the 1890s, the SCWS built the Soap Works at Grangemouth in 1897 to manufacture soap and glycerine. The Soap Work closed in 1966.
GRANGEMOUTH CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1864-1981
The society was formed in 1864. By the second quarterly meeting in December 1864 the committee was to take steps towards the society building its own store[1], which was built in 1865.
The society joined Falkirk in 1981.
| GRANGEMOUTH CO-OPE SOCIETY BRANCH | ||
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| File:GmouthCoop.2S6.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | GmouthCoop.2S6 | |
| Value | 2/6 | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 20 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
| GRANGEMOUTH CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:GmouthCoop.2S6a.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | GmouthCoop.2S6a | |
| Value | 2/6 | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | Octagon 25 | |
| Manufacture | Zinc | |
| Notes | Legend to be confirmed | |
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| Source | ||
| Filename | GmouthCoop.5Sa | |
| Value | 5/- | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | Octagon 24 | |
| Manufacture | Brass | |
| Notes | ||
| GRANGEMOUTH CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LD | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | GmouthCoop.Hb | |
| Value | ½d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 19 | |
| Manufacture | Black Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
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| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | GmouthCoop.1b | |
| Value | 1d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 20 | |
| Manufacture | Black Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:GmouthCoop.3b.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | GmouthCoop.3b | |
| Value | 3d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Turquoise Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:GmouthCoop.6b.jpg | ||
| Source | (Falkirk Museum) | |
| Filename | GmouthCoop.6b | |
| Value | 6d | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | Blue Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| GRANGEMOUTH CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD | ||
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| File:GmouthCoop.HPt.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | GmouthCoop.HPt | |
| Value | ½ PINT | |
| Add Desc. | MILK | |
| Size (mm) | Hexagon 22 | |
| Manufacture | Orange Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
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| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | GmouthCoop.1Pt | |
| Value | 1 PINT | |
| Add Desc. | MILK | |
| Size (mm) | Hexagon 26 | |
| Manufacture | Orange Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
- ↑ Stirling Observer, 29 Dec 1864, page 6