The reverse of this unused Brittain and Wright postcard entitled ”Lingdale” bore penciled note: ’The Co-operative Stores corner’, hence our use in the title. Also in the back ground can be seen the trees of Nova Scotia Plantation, this was to the south of the mine in Lingdale; whilst the woodland (not visible in this image) to the north of Lingdale mine was known as Nova Scotia wood. The mine occupied the area now given over to the light industrial estate and several motor vehicle sales outlets. The wall on the left of the image faced an area of open ground now occupied by Meadow Dale Court and Lingdale village hall. Ann Jackson asked: “Did the Co-op shop become Ditchburns Newsagents?” Derek Dobson replied with: “No, Ditchies was on corner next to park. Remember running down on Saturday nights at 6.00pm, to buy Sports Gazette. My grandad shared a passion of horse racing with Tom and would spruce himself up, leave pigs and have day at races together, riding in Tom’s car, he really looked forward to outings.” Derek Dobson commented further: “I remember as a small child the inside of the Co-op store seemed massive, they used to donate to the top end bonfire collectuons. Now some 50 plus years later I return to my village. The old Co-op is now a convenience store/off license packed floor to ceiling with produce to tempt the residents of what has remained a close community.”
Image and title courtesy of Jean Carass, additional information courtesy of Lingdale History, ECOL Archives sites and historical map sites; thanks to Ann Jackson and Derek Dobson for the updates.
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