The Former Deiniolen and District Co-op Store
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The Former Deiniolen and District Co-op Store
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 21 Sep 2006
This was THE shop back in the 1950s, with long queues outside on Monday and Friday mornings and housewives prepared to spend half a day waiting to be served. But then, the Deiniolen Co-op paid a divi which amounted to 2/6 in the £. Groceries were stocked downstairs, drapery upstairs. The shop was ruled with a rod of iron by 'Morgans Bach', a small man with a strong South Walian accent. The collapse of the slate industry and the growth of supermarkets in Caernarfon and Bangor led to the demise of the Co-op. It was all over by the 1970s. The building then became a convenience store and, today, is the only shop left in Deiniolen.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.146009
Longitude
-4.127606