Dunblane Co-operatives
Dunblane was an Ecclesiastical centre, having a cathedral that dates back to at least the 12th century. After the Reformatio it lost this status. In the late 18th century mills were established and the town developed as a mill town. The main mill was Springbank Mill, a small mill in 1790 that was bought in 1858 by the Wilsons to supply their tartan weaving factory in Bannockburn. In 1813 a spring on the Cromlix estate three miles north was found that was believed to health, leading to developement of Dunblane Hydro, opened in 1878. With a railway station opening in 1848, Dunblane developed as a fashionable tourist town and country retreat for wealthy businessmen.
DUNBLANE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1885-1947
A meeting was held in October 1885 to discuss establishing a co-operatibe store in Dunblane attended by members of the Bridge of Allan society|[1]. Fifty people stated that they would join the new society so a preliminary committee was formed to draw up the rules of the society and locate a suitable store.
The society joined the CWS in 1984.
| DUNBLANE CO-OP SOC LTD | ||
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| File:DblaneCoop.HPt.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | DblaneCoop.HPt | |
| Value | ½ PINT | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | Green Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:DblaneCoop.1Pt.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | DblaneCoop.1Pt | |
| Value | 1 PINT | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | Red Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:DblaneCoop.2Pt.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | DblaneCoop.2Pt | |
| Value | 2 PINTS | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | White Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
| File:DblaneCoop.3Pt.jpg | ||
| Source | (DRR) | |
| Filename | DblaneCoop.3Pt | |
| Value | 3 PINTS | |
| Add Desc. | ||
| Size (mm) | 25 | |
| Manufacture | Blue Plastic | |
| Notes | ||
- ↑ Stirling Observer, 15 Oct 1885, page 6