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Bloomsbury Institutions

Progressive

London Co-Operative Society

Also known as Co-Operative Society

History

It was founded in 1824 by Robert Owen as a combination of co-operative society and centre for co-ordinating Owenite propaganda (Johnston Birchall, Co-Op: The People’s Business, 1994)

As well as political meetings, the Society held social events at its headquarters (Rowland Hill Harvey, Robert Owen: Social Idealist, 1949)

It also published a journal, the Co-Operative Magazine and Monthly Herald, from 1826 (Arthur John Booth, Robert Owen: The Founder of Socialism in England, 1869)

It no longer exists

What was reforming about it?

Like the other co-operative societies of its time, it was designed to allow working men to come together in a community by co-operative buying and perhaps, eventually, some form of communal living

Where in Bloomsbury

It was founded in Burton Street in 1824

By 1827 it had moved to 36 Red Lion Square, having apparently been in Chancery Lane for some time prior to this move (Arthur John Booth, Robert Owen: The Founder of Socialism in England, 1869)

Website of current institution

It no longer exists

Books about it

None found

The Society published a journal, the Co-Operative Magazine and Monthly Herald; copies are are held in the British Library

Archives

None found (those held in Bishopsgate are from a different society of the same name)

This page last modified 13 April, 2011 by Deborah Colville

 

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