Norway House [former Co-operative store]
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Norway House [former Co-operative store]
Image: © Gordon Hatton Taken: 5 Apr 2018
At one time this would have been the largest department store in Colne, Norway House being the imposing Co-operative Society building, no doubt selling everything from haberdashery to haddock. Now split into small units, with an Italian restaurant at the nearer end. The building is grade 2 listed and dates from 1906. The co-operative movement was particularly strong in the northern industrial towns, having first begun in Rochdale. Note: this building straddles a grid line, but the nearer end is in this sqauare.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.85601
Longitude
-2.174947