Co-op, Colehill, Tamworth

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Date:5th of July 1935

Description:Tamworth Co-op seen here elaborately decorated for the Jubilee of George Vth and Queen Mary, which took place on the 7th May 1935.

Notice the Art Deco style of the front of this Co-op. Art Deco was a style characterised by its straight and angular lines, and was very popular in the 1920's and 1930's.


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1890s
Swimming team, MacGregor Baths, Church Street, Tamworth
Swimming team, MacGregor Baths, Church Street, Tamworth

Included in the Tamworth Amateur Swimming Team are T.W. Salt, A. Large, J. Cliff, ...

1920s
View of Church Street, Tamworth
View of Church Street, Tamworth

The Paregoric shop can be seen on the left of this postcard. The Paregoric Shop ...

1950s
Tamworth Industrial Co-operative Society, Colehill, Tamworth
Tamworth Industrial Co-operative Society, Colehill, Tamworth

The windows of the Co-op are decorated for the 1951 Festival of Britain. The Co-op ...

1970s
Tamworth Baptist Church, Church Street, Tamworth
Tamworth Baptist Church, Church Street, Tamworth

Tamworth Baptist Church standing at the junction of Church Street and Lower Gungate. ...

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