Co-operation In Chorley 1830-1880: A False Dawn

By John E. Harrison

The Co-op was the cornerstone of communities in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Britain, with services impacting members' lives from the cradle to the grave. But today, we are in danger of forgetting the impact of the co-operative movement, particularly in Chorley, Lancashire, England. Chorley had three very different co-operative societies between 1830 and 1880, all of which were relatively short-lived. This book tells the story of these societies in the context of the general development of co-operation and in the context of Chorley's social, political, and industrial development. The author's starting point for research was Frank Longton's Fifty Years of Co-operation in Chorley, 1887-1937. This new research illustrates the difficulties in running different forms of co-operative businesses in the early decades of the movement.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1684718597
• ISBN13: 9781684718597
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Lulu Publishing Services
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"