Guess the Place

[Diapason]

Mum`s number was 6439. which resulted in many happy Christmases. The TV was `Defiant` (the Co-op Brand). I even had a Co-op bike one Christmas, which had all the appearance of a Raleigh but was badged and painted Co-op. Even the Mangle, used every Monday morning, had Co-op worked into the wrought iron hand wheel which operated it. All paid for with Co-op `Divi`.
The Co-op once had a museum in the Dartford area where the Mangle was renovated and exhibited. Likewise a contraption, found in the roof-space of a former Co-op building, which turned out to be a raisin stoner.     

[MartinR]

Superficially similar to a loyalty card.  Each time you bought something at the Co-op the amount was recorded against your number.  Every so often (annually?) they "made up" the book.  The company's profits for the period were divided up and distributed pro-rata according to how much you had spent in the period, it was as though your purchases had bought that many shares.  See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumers%27_co-operative for more details.

[shoot999]

I am 90% sure I can remember going in here with my mother as a child in the 1960s and for some unfathomable reason, I can still recall her "Co-Op' number, which must have been linked to the modern equivalent of a rewards system.  Unfortunately I am unable to post a guess  as I do not have anything to reply with.  Do you think I would be on the right track with this one KeithG?

Same here. I remember it well, particularly that part of 'Rochester' ; but I haven't got anything to reply with.

[Diapason]

Apologies if I have caused some consternation regarding `Rocheltta`, I should not have assumed it was Rochester.


Edit: 14/12/19
In reply to castle261  -  is the original building 29 High Street, Rochester?
What is the origin of the word`Rocheltta`?   A very strange word that may have been an attempt to disguise `Rochester`?
 

[castle261]

I looks familiar but the wording --- Rocheltta ---does not match up. It is where I worked after George Carters --- It was in Rochester High St, near the Bridge ! ( Before I went to Aylesford )


Mother`s co-op number --- 2188

[jimawilliams]

I am 90% sure I can remember going in here with my mother as a child in the 1960s and for some unfathomable reason, I can still recall her "Co-Op' number, which must have been linked to the modern equivalent of a rewards system.  Unfortunately I am unable to post a guess  as I do not have anything to reply with.  Do you think I would be on the right track with this one KeithG?

[KeithG]

You are both right 


Just keep thinking!

[Diapason]

Ditto !!

[shoot999]

Having done something like this myself, I did wonder if it was a 'red-herring'?

Sort of

[CAT]

Having done something like this myself, I did wonder if it was a 'red-herring'?

[Diapason]

I can`t say that I remember this store, but you have left the location on the photo.

[KeithG]

Thank you Diapason.


Does anyone remember where this is when new?........

[CAT]

I was so close, but so far.

I thought I recognised the view, having worked at Chantry House (the medieval stone house on the opposite side of the pond) and its adjoining timber-framed dovecote to the right of the picture in the past and spent many a lunch break eating a sandwich around the pond.

Well done KeithG. 

[Diapason]

Spot on, KeithG.


Your `go`
 

[KeithG]

Is it by Gore Road / The St   Bredgar?