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Plaque

Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society - Building of Abbey Wood branch

Erection date: 22/6/1912

Inscription

Royal Arsenal Cooperative Society Limited

{Within a wreath:}
Each for all and all for each.

This stone was laid on June 22nd 1912 by Robert Byford to commemorate the building of the Abbey Wood branch.
Committee
{8 names - see Subjects commemorated}

Thomas O. Arnold - Secretary
Fred Reynolds - Assistant Secretary
James Hall - Manager
William Bethell - Assistant Manager

 

Site: Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society - Abbey Wood (2 memorials)

SE2, McLeod Road, 103 - 116

The memorials are in Bostall Lane, on the side wall of the McLeod Road Co-op. In our photo, over at the right, the plaque for the Abbey Wood branch is the white square that can be seen just to the left of the street sign.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society - Building of Abbey Wood branch

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Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society - Abbey Wood branch

Branch of the Co-op supermarkets, first built in 1912.

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Thomas O. Arnold

Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was Assistant Secretary to...

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William Ashworth

Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was on the building commit...

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William Bethell

Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was Assistant Manager of t...

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Robert Byford

Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was on the building commit...

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Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society - Building of Abbey Wood branch

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Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society

Retailer. Originally established as the Royal Arsenal Supply Association, by ...

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Robert Byford

Worked for the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society. Was on the building commit...

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Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society - Building of Abbey Wood branch

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