Shop, bakehouse and stores, 11/13/15 Charles Street (New)

The co-operative movement is based on the concept of distributing a portion of profits to members of wholesale and/or retail trading operations.

The Langholm Co-operative Society had an abortive start in the 1850s but was relaunched in 1873 as the Langholm Cooperative Store Company Ltd., with 311 members by the end of the year.

On relaunch, its premises were initially at 3 Charles Street (New) but in 1882 it expanded into a remodelled building at 11/13/15 Charles Street (New).

In 1915, the company’s secretary was Edward Harkness, who was also the town clerk.