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This blue commemorative plaque records: Derby Co-operative and Provident Society was founded in 1850 in George Yard off Sadler Gate by twelve 'co-operators' with capital of £2 Thomas Ruston Brown, James Cooper, Thomas Whittle, Samuel Lam, James Walker, George Allen, Robert Riley, William Corner, John Aslin, William Johnson, Jonathan Henderson & Samuel Smith In 1868 the Society moved to Albert Street and Derby Co-operative Central Hall was opened in 1917 Recorded plaque organisation: Derby Civic Society / Central England Co-operative Society.

Derby Co-operative and Provident Society, founded in 1850 by twelve 'co-operators', played a significant role in the co-operative movement in England, providing an alternative economic model that emphasized mutual aid and democratic control among its members.

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