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Bathgate developed in the early 19th century with the mining and quarrying of coal, lime, and ironstone. The Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway was opened in 1848. James Young discovered cannel coal near Bathgate and opened the Bathgate Chemical Works in 1852, considered to be the first commercial plant manufacturing paraffin oil and paraffin wax. When the cannel coal started to be exhausted around 1866, Young started distilling paraffin from shale. BY the late 1800s Bathgate also had a steleworks. The industries went into rapid decline after 1950 - Bathgate Chemical Works closed in 1956 with shale and coal mining ended shortly after 1960. The passenger train service to Edinburgh was closed in 1956. British Motor Corporation was persudaded by the Government to open a new truck and tractor plant in Bathgate in the early 1960s. This closed in 1986, the same year as the passenger train service to Edinburgh was re-opened.
Bathgate developed in the early 19th century with the mining and quarrying of coal, lime, and ironstone. The Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway was opened in 1848. James Young discovered cannel coal near Bathgate and opened the Bathgate Chemical Works in 1852, considered to be the first commercial plant manufacturing paraffin oil and paraffin wax. When the cannel coal started to be exhausted around 1866, Young started distilling paraffin from shale. BY the late 1800s Bathgate also had a steleworks. The industries went into rapid decline after 1950 - Bathgate Chemical Works closed in 1956 with shale and coal mining ended shortly after 1960. The passenger train service to Edinburgh was closed in 1956. British Motor Corporation was persudaded by the Government to open a new truck and tractor plant in Bathgate in the early 1960s. This closed in 1986, the same year as the passenger train service to Edinburgh was re-opened.


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Bathgate developed in the early 19th century with the mining and quarrying of coal, lime, and ironstone. The Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway was opened in 1848. James Young discovered cannel coal near Bathgate and opened the Bathgate Chemical Works in 1852, considered to be the first commercial plant manufacturing paraffin oil and paraffin wax. When the cannel coal started to be exhausted around 1866, Young started distilling paraffin from shale. BY the late 1800s Bathgate also had a steleworks. The industries went into rapid decline after 1950 - Bathgate Chemical Works closed in 1956 with shale and coal mining ended shortly after 1960. The passenger train service to Edinburgh was closed in 1956. British Motor Corporation was persudaded by the Government to open a new truck and tractor plant in Bathgate in the early 1960s. This closed in 1986, the same year as the passenger train service to Edinburgh was re-opened.

BATHGATE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1859-1969

The society was formed in 1859 as Bathgate Co-operative Baking Society by workers in the local papermill[1]. They opened store in January 1860 which, because the worked until 6pm, was only open from 7pm. The society sold a 4lb loaf for 5½d compared to the standard price of 6½d to 7d[2]. In October 1863 the society was considering open a provisions store to expand it's business[3], which led to the society changing it' name to Bathgate Co-operative Society in early 1864[4] - it was also paying dividends on member purchases in 1864. By October the society's new building was nearing completion and plans were in place to commence selling provisions groceries. In 1866 the society commenced selling meat. By 1874 the society had appointed a full-time manager [5]and was using checks by 1879[6].

The society united with Broxburn in 1969 to form West Lothian with it's head office in Bathgate. West Lothian joined Scottish Midland (ScotMid) in 1982.

BATHGATE CO-OPE SOCY LTD
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Value 3d
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Size (mm) 22
Manufacture Silvered Zinc
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BATHGATE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED
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Value 1d
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Value 6d
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Manufacture Blue Plastic
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Value 1/-
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  1. ↑ Linlithgowshire Gazette, 05 Feb 1904, page 6
  2. ↑ Falkirk Herald, 02 Feb 1860, page 3
  3. ↑ Hamilton Advertiser, 17 Oct 1863, page 2
  4. ↑ Falkirk Herald, 20 Oct 1864, page 3
  5. ↑ Falkirk Herald, 24 Jan 1874, page 3
  6. ↑ Falkirk Herald, 25 Oct 1879, page 3
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