Co-operative Architecture 1945 - 1959 : Sunderland Co-operative Society, Fulwell branch, 1958
From a very lavish production, printed of course by the CWS's own Printing Works at Reddish, is a description of the new Fullwell Branch self-service food shop of the Sunderland Co-operative Society that opened in 1958. The book describes the many new shops, stores, factories and offices for the CWS and the various Societies were designed by the CWS's own Architects Department in the day when the Society basically made and did everything its members could need.
This smart and simple three-bay single story construction is quite continental in style and has a plywood roof to 'afford uninterupped floor space'. The three sections appear to be greengrocery, grocery and a bakery. The images show a good if small range of products and an open appearance for the shopper and staff alike. You can make out some familiar products such as Dura-gilt wadding polish (well, familiar to me!) and the once "popular' Zebo grate polish, although the use wasn't so popular as cleaning stoves was a messy job! Nicer things are Co-op own brand jam and marmalade (2/10d a pound jar) and in the Bakery their own Shortcake biscuits alongside Yo-Yo chocolate ones!
I think this building survives having looked at Google - there is a three bay block at 82 Sea Road in Fulwell that contains a Subway store with what looks like a disintegrating plywood soffit...
Co-operative Architecture 1945 - 1959 : Sunderland Co-operative Society, Fulwell branch, 1958
From a very lavish production, printed of course by the CWS's own Printing Works at Reddish, is a description of the new Fullwell Branch self-service food shop of the Sunderland Co-operative Society that opened in 1958. The book describes the many new shops, stores, factories and offices for the CWS and the various Societies were designed by the CWS's own Architects Department in the day when the Society basically made and did everything its members could need.
This smart and simple three-bay single story construction is quite continental in style and has a plywood roof to 'afford uninterupped floor space'. The three sections appear to be greengrocery, grocery and a bakery. The images show a good if small range of products and an open appearance for the shopper and staff alike. You can make out some familiar products such as Dura-gilt wadding polish (well, familiar to me!) and the once "popular' Zebo grate polish, although the use wasn't so popular as cleaning stoves was a messy job! Nicer things are Co-op own brand jam and marmalade (2/10d a pound jar) and in the Bakery their own Shortcake biscuits alongside Yo-Yo chocolate ones!
I think this building survives having looked at Google - there is a three bay block at 82 Sea Road in Fulwell that contains a Subway store with what looks like a disintegrating plywood soffit...