Coop - New Central  Premises & Competition

The Purpose-built Central Premises opened on Hare Hill Road in 1883 (picture right) at a Cost of £4,300 - it initially included the Coop’s 6th Grocery Branch, also Drapery and a Lending Library

In later years additional departments were added where you could purchase boots, shoes, clothes and hats.  Some people in Littleborough can still remember having tea in the café which was located above the shop. The original building is pictured right. Now only remnants remain but the old cafe/meeting room etc was converted into apartments in 2020/21.

A year earlier competition arrived with the

Littleborough Supply Store 24 Victoria Street - picture bottom right

•  Registered November 23rd  1882 as a “Co-op”
•  1890 - Entry in Littleborough Trades Directory under “Grocers”
•  Wm Kay Secretary
•  Dissolved 1897
•  Later the shop was used by an agent for Halifax Building Society and is now a house.

Dearnley and Featherstall Co-operative Society Ltd - shop at 81 New Rd, Dearnley in 1890 Trade Directory - also 1916 (also Pioneers on New Rd).

Smithy Bridge Coop in 1916 had a branch in the village as well as at Antioch & Rakewood

 

20th Century - Growth