What is recorded here
This green commemorative plaque records: Northamptonshire Productive Society (Shoes) Ltd. The UK’s oldest surviving Workers Co-operative. Established in 1881 by Wollaston shoemakers in a Dove House in Thrift Street and nicknamed “The Duffers”. Recorded plaque organisation: Wollaston Parish Council.
Northamptonshire Productive Society (Shoes) Ltd is the UK's oldest surviving workers' cooperative, established in 1881 by Wollaston shoemakers, symbolizing early labor movement innovation and cooperative enterprise.
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