The Co - op Totley.

[Maggie1900 10]

Can anyone tell me how long the Co-op store on Baslow Road at Totley has been an actual Co-op store, and what was it before.

 

Thank you.

[Dreb48 35]

Hi maggie. I can tell you for sure it was a Co-op in the early 50s and I imagine some time before that.

In those days it had 3 separate shops. Grocers, Butchers and Greengrocers all in the one building. Sawdust on the floor, loose biscuits in tins, butter in a slab, bacon slicer. Yes all the stuff that Co-ops were in those days. A different time completely.

 

---------- Post added 09-05-2014 at 10:05 ----------

 

Just been on Totley History Group site and there's a photo on there that's annotated with ' built in 1931'

[kidneystone 23]

Not sure about the co-op but a bit further down the road the post office is still there from pre-second world war going by these pictures.

 

http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=zoomWindow&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s13375&prevUrl=

 

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.317464,-1.525399,3a,39.6y,67.93h,84.41t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s5XpY7bjgQubOkZEqJb784A!2e0?hl=en

 

---------- Post added 09-05-2014 at 12:56 ----------

 

Check out these two images of the co-op. The first was taken between 1920 and 1939 and the second is from Google street maps. both show the co-op there.

 

http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=zoomWindow&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s13377&prevUrl=

 

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.31588,-1.5325,3a,75y,194.61h,69.82t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sgSQsXd0SMJVbebKjDIAfpg!2e0?hl=en

[scargill 10]

Not sure about the co-op but a bit further down the road the post office is still there from pre-second world war going by these pictures.

 

http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=zoomWindow&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s13375&prevUrl=

 

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.317464,-1.525399,3a,39.6y,67.93h,84.41t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s5XpY7bjgQubOkZEqJb784A!2e0?hl=en

 

---------- Post added 09-05-2014 at 12:56 ----------

 

Check out these two images of the co-op. The first was taken between 1920 and 1939 and the second is from Google street maps. both show the co-op there.

 

http://www.picturesheffield.com/frontend.php?action=zoomWindow&keywords=Ref_No_increment;EQUALS;s13377&prevUrl=

 

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.31588,-1.5325,3a,75y,194.61h,69.82t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sgSQsXd0SMJVbebKjDIAfpg!2e0?hl=en

 

It was built as a co-op.

[OwlsChick 10]

It must have been there since the war as there is an air raid shelter in the lower stock rooms...

[manorl 10]

I used to work in the butchers in the 70s at the time jack barker was the butchery manager he lived down mickley lane

[jackanne 10]

You can see by the design of the building that it was built as a co-op,one thing most of co-ops built in this period had was a door on the upper floor and a hoist to take in deliveries,this was still being used in mid 80s when i delivered there,it is on right hand side of building at rear.

The parade of shops where post office is was originally built as a row of cottages to house foremen and there families during the construction of totley tunnel,which started in 1888.It was known as brickie row,