Bellshill & Mossend Co-operatives
BELLSHILL & MOSSEND CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1888-1960
Mossend is a village just to the east of Bellhill which had the first blast furnace in the area - Mossend Iron Works.
The society was formed in 1888.
In 1955 the society took Dalziel to arbitration at the Co-opertiave Union over Dalziel trading in Bellshill, a practice that had been going on for about 35 years[1]. The arbitrators decided in Bellshill's favour, clling on Dalziel to cease trading in Bellshill from fixed pemises or mobile shops/vans. Dalziel left the Co-operative Union in 1957 and continued to trade in Bellshill. Bellshill & Mossend took Dalziel to court, stating that Dalziel had breached the arbitrators' ruling. The High Court appeal in February 1960 confirmed that Dalziel was only bound to the arbitrators ruling as long as it was a member of the Co-operative Union, o was now free to trade as it wished.. Costs were awarded against Bellshill & Mossend.
The society joned the SCWS in 1960.
| BELLSHILL & MOSSEND CO-OPE SOCY LTD | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:B&MCoop.H.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | B&MCoop.H | |
| Value | ½d | |
| Add Desc. | BREAD | |
| Size (mm) | 22 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
| File:B&MCoop.1.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | B&MCoop.1 | |
| Value | 1d | |
| Add Desc. | BREAD | |
| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
| File:B&MCoop.3.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | B&MCoop.3 | |
| Value | 3d | |
| Add Desc. | BREAD | |
| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
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| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | B&MCoop.6 | |
| Value | 6d | |
| Add Desc. | BREAD | |
| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
| ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | B&MCoop.1S | |
| Value | 1/- | |
| Add Desc. | BREAD | |
| Size (mm) | 30 | |
| Manufacture | Copper | |
| Notes | ||
- ↑ Wishaw Press, 18 Mar 1960, page 14