The old and new Co-op near the Circle, c. 2011
c. 2010–11 · Kingstanding Road
The old Co-op and the new Co-op.
Photographed for Voices of Kingstanding’s page on the Kingstanding Circle shops.
About this place: Shops of the Circle
Local memories
What people who knew this place have said about it, in their own words. These are memories, not checked facts.
“The Co-op was the biggest shop along here with it strange centalised payment system, when you payed for your groceries the assistant would write out a ticket for the amount along with your dividend number … place the ticket and the money into a metal cup which was clipped to an overhead wire, pulling a handle sent the cup wizzing across the shop to an office where the money was received and any change was returned in the same manner.”
“… the coop also bought Hines transport land and built a new super store tunnel shape don’t know if it’s still there”
“We used to live on the Pheasey and used the shops at the Kingstanding circle for our main shopping. The Co-op was the most used. For fresh fruit and vegetables and for fresh chickens and turkey. I remember they used to head and gut the chickens as you waited.”
“Nice to hear comments from Brian rumbold hines transport was my grandad I remember all that you rote”
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