The picture is the old Co-operative Grocery Warehouse on Victoria Street, Mansfield. It first was the Mansfield and Sutton Co-operative Society, then due to a take over became the Mansfield and Worksop Co-operative Warehouse.  The old dairy was at the side this building of which became part of warehouse stock when the dairy move to Southwell Road in Mansfield.

I worked in the grocery warehouse in the late 60's the moved onto to transport department in the 70's enjoying many years and made many friends at the co-operative shops. Late in the 70's the society became the Greater Nottingham Co-operative due to another merger.! Happy days and happy times at the co-op I wonder what the Rochdale Pioneers would think of todays shopping giants etc etc,. Must be some ex co-op employers out there, look forward to there memories and comments.

I can supply an image of the Southwell Road dairy. (Colour) Courtesy of the Old Mansfield Society.

That would be interesting, please add an additonal page with the photo on, and any information you or the Old Mansfield Society have about it.

Forget the Dairy !!!! Where has the old Signal Box Gone ?? Used to see the old signalman pull the levers to change the rail direction of the lines....I believe from his box he would operate the railway signals to alert the train drivers to stop the train when required to do so....I can also remember the Train turntable just off the rear of Sibthorpe Street at the side of Cinderella's Walk...Used to love to help the train driver turn the train round, if he would let us.

I worked there in 1940 and we had horse and cart, then later they had electric vans. If you look at my life story you will see me with horse & cart. (See under People - Arthur Wright, Life Story]