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Topic: Information on Coopers store in Scotland (Read 645 times)
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slewis
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Hi
Can any one tell me if there was a shop by the name of Coopers, that sold fresh coffee beans and other groceries. They also had a shop in Liverpool, and you could smell the coffee all the way up the street.
my husbands grandfather Albert Ernist Kelly, worked in the Liverpool shop and two of his sisters did, they some time had to travel to Scotland to work at the other shop and see family. This would be abt 1911
Sir Bertram Grimes was the manager of the store in Liverpool and part of the family that owned it we think. We have been told of a connection with family, store, and Beattock . If any one can help I would be very greatfull. Albert grandfather was a John Rae and we believe he was from Dumfries.
I know its a long shot but I had to try
Regards Sue
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Povah Liverpool,wrexham
Kelly, Manchester, Yorkshire
Crook Liverpool, Bolton
Yeo,Barrow in Furness, Stoke Damerel
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harrywrag
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hi, regarding coopers stores there was one i know of in glasgow possibley there were more the one i know of was in great western road in glasgow ( west end ) it is now a large bar and outside on the pavement it still has a large C in brass embeded in the concrete the bar is called coopers hope this is of help there may be photos inside bar of the old shop i will check it out tonite wife going out so i will sneek over there have a look its not to far from me ( for research porposes hic. ) cheers harrywrag
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harrywrag
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just a follow up the building is still in original state outside i can get photo for you if you wish harrywrag
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slewis
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Hi Harrywrag
Thank you so much for your reply, and yes please as long as it is not to much trouble I would love a photo, and any info you can find , but dont get into trouble with the wife.
Really appreciate the help regards
Sue
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Povah Liverpool,wrexham
Kelly, Manchester, Yorkshire
Crook Liverpool, Bolton
Yeo,Barrow in Furness, Stoke Damerel
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IMBER
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I collect Scottish stoneware etc. From time to time I come across stoneware jars marked Coopers, Glasgow and Liverpool, which were used to serve butter etc.
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IMBER
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Amazing! I've just found one of their cream pots on Ebay with a nice photograph. Item number: 220200076933
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tika
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Hi,
There was a Coopers store in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire. It eventually became a Spar probably in the 1980's. and is still there. I can remember it as Coopers when I was small in the 60's and 70's. I don't know if it was the same group as the ones in Glasgow and Liverpool but I think there were a few of them.
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harrywrag
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hi, little bit info on coopers they were founded in howard street glasgow in 1871 expanded had branches over the country , were taken over by fine fare 1955 but were still trading as coopers in early 1970s
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Humphpaul
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I can remember buying a haggis for a friend from Coopers Glasgow about 1955/6 but being from Liverpool I knew that store very well. It was the class grocers then and a nice restaurant upstairs. My mother worked close by at Escott,s Hats during the war and got our groceries delivered each Saturday. We had to put a list in at the office upstairs by Tuesday each week. The list always started off with 'butter, marg, lard, bacon, cheese, eggs, sugar tea' which were all on the ration of course.
The delivery came round on Saturday on the Coopers van and in a hamper which had to be emptied in the kitchen and returned to the driver poste haste. One week our driver said he would not be doing it any more as he had won £15,000 on the pools or sweepstake. Never saw him again!
We were still getting deliveries up to about 1956 from a little branch ( one of many) on Tuebrook opposite the Carlton cinema. Alan Williams
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