East Rainton, Co-operative Store
East Rainton, Co-operative Store
HER Number
15728
District
Sunderland
Site Name
East Rainton, Co-operative Store
Place
East Rainton
Map Sheet
NZ34NW
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Shop
Site Type: Specific
Cooperative Store
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
In 1925 the Moorsley Co-operative Society bought land on Durham Road at East Rainton. There was a miner's strike in 1926 so the building was not built until 1931, but trading began from 1927 in part of a rented house owned by Mr Jopling.
Easting
433396
Northing
547886
Grid Reference
NZ433396547886
Sources
East Rainton Women's Institute, no date, History of East Rainton (typescript); Ordnance Survey First Edition Map 1858.