Plymouth info please...

[finta]

 Hi all 

My grandparents lived at 11 Tamar Terrace (now Normandy Way?), St Budeaux, from about 1913 to 1961...ish.  So no census information 

James Theophilus Robertson (b 1874) was a marine engineer, and spent some time in Singapore working on one of the dry docks.  Probably during the interwar years.

Catherine Isabella Robertson (wife b 1883) worked, I think, at the Co-op in the soft furnishings dept, and as a prototype interior designer advising the well-heeled on furniture and furnishings.

That's all I know.  Does anyone have any advice about how I can find out more about where they worked etc? 

Thanks in anticipation 

[Gadget]

Hi

Welcome to Rootschat 

I lived in Plymouth for over 20 years 

The largest Co-op in Plymouth is on Derry's Cross/New George Street. At the moment i can't think of any other branches that would have a furnishing dept.

http://www.plymouth-coop.co.uk/main_derrys.aspx

It is highly likely that your grandfather worked at the naval Dockyard in Devonport:

http://www.plymouthdata.info/Royal%20Dockyard.htm


Regards

Gadget

[Gadget]

I'm just thinking that the Derry's Cross Co-op would have been part of the post-WW2 development. The centre of Plymouth was practically destroyed during WW2 and the modern centre is a 1950s develpoment.

http://www.plymouthdata.info/Second%20World%20War-1941-Blitz.htm

I'm not sure where the main co-op would have been before 1941   

There's a bit about it here:

http://www.plymouth-coop.co.uk/main_about.aspx?content=history


Gadget

[finta]

Thankyou Gadget 

I'll get my teeth into those sites over the weekend 



 

[Philezra]

I have many books on Old Plymouth - I shall search for you.

I'm pretty sure there was a Co-Op in Mutley Plain - quite a high brow shopping area at one time

Phil 

[finta]

Thanks so much Philezra  !

[krissy]

hi finta,
did you have any luck with this topic hun? i lived in plymouth for years and also had a married quarter in st budeaux and remember a co-op store there and if my memory serves me right they had a homeware and furnishig dept upstairs, tho not as large as the derrys cross store it was there never the less. i will dig about and see what i can come up with ok

krissy

[finta]

hi finta,
did you have any luck with this topic hun? i lived in plymouth for years and also had a married quarter in st budeaux and remember a co-op store there and if my memory serves me right they had a homeware and furnishig dept upstairs, tho not as large as the derrys cross store it was there never the less. i will dig about and see what i can come up with ok

krissy

Hi krissy

No more luck yet.  I'm interested to hear that there was a co-op store in St Budeaux, but haven't been able to find anything out about it.  Any more info really gratefully received   Thanks so much!

finta x

[krissy]

hi there,
did a little bit of digging for you and found that the supermarket has been renamed to plymco , its still part of the co-op its situated on 2 victoria road, st budeaux plymouth.maybe if you get in touch they can give you some advice as to whether they hold any old personel documents.
its got to be worth a try eh?
krissy

good luck xxxx