Boldon Colliery, Co-operative Society

The Co-operative Society opened in Boldon Colliery in 1872. In 1905 an extension was added. In the early 1920s a larger and grander store was built with the regional offices above the showrooms. This was the principal Co-operative Store in the district, with smaller branches in Charles Street, Harton, Pelaw, Marsden, Whitburn and East Boldon. The fine new offices were destroyed by a bomb in March 1943. After the war the store was rebuilt.