Harking to the past
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Harking to the past
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 30 Jun 2014
Now a Wilkinson's store, this building clearly had a previous occupier. The original Chippenham Co-operative Society was founded in 1890, emphasising local farming supplies and built this store near the bridge. It continued until the 1960s when the need to merge with other societies became pressing, eventually forcing the national establishment of The Co-operative Group. By the 1980s, they moved out and Wilko's took over. Interestingly enough, there is a Co-op Bank branch further up Market Place.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.458978
Longitude
-2.116536