John Oram's photos with the keyword: Co-op

The Co-op, Market Street, Carnforth occupies the site of the former Roxy Cinema (1921-1961). TZ70_P1000274CE

This is the kind of shot of which I want to post more but there is only so much time in (photographic) life. Unremarkable now, imagine viewing this in one hundred years now much as you might today look at a photograph from the momentous year of 1917 as the whole of Europe metamorphosed from its 19th century state. In Fore Street, Looe, the New Peking Garden Chinese Restaurant occupies a not uncommon first floor location with the ground floor shared between its entrance and Madhouse Girl, a fashion store. The Looe Co-op is notable for the fact that it has received its rebranding - which I really like - and that only a short distance to the north is the East Looe Co-op. I would be interested to know how there came to be two branches in such proximity. 200_2_P1140923

This unapologetically documentary image shows the early stages of the Co-op rebranding exercise as they re-introduce the 1968 'cloverleaf'. The Braunton Road, Barnstaple store already has its hanging sign and the revived logo appears on three temporary pillars outside. TZ30_P1030916C

The Budgens in Stubbington, Hampshire closed in late 2013 and is now being refurbished to re-open as a Co-op. Although residents will be relieved, I am surprised at a property acquisition by a group reported to have troubles of its own. The estate agent's board says 'Similar Sites Required'. 200_P1020126