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Motherwell developed as a town based on the crossroad between the main Clyde valley road south and the road from Edinburgh to Hamilton and the west. Around 1800 it was a farming and weaving community of about 600 people with he adjacent laird's manor. In 1841 the population had increased to about 1700. A railway station was opened at nearby Orbiston by the Wishaw and Coltness Railway in 1843. The arrival of the railway with the discovery of local coal and ironstone led to the rapid developement of Motherwell. Scotland Malleable Steel Co, started a malleable iron works in Motherwell in 1849. It closed down in 1851 but in 1853 was reopened by the Glasgow Iron Company.The manger Thomas Morton improved the refining and puddling of iron.
 
Motherwell became a burgh in 1865 and a railway station was opened in the town centre in 1885. By 1900 Motherwell was a large and growing industrial centre with a population of 37000, mainly employed in heavy industries - railway services, coal industry or iron and steel industry. In the 1930s the control by the Colvilles of the Scottish steel industry resulted in Motherwell dominating steel production in Scotland and the town earning the nickname  “Steelopolis”. Steel production was consolidated in one plant by the construction of Ravenscraig in 1959.
 
During the 1980s the steel industry in Motherwell went into decline with Ravenscraig closing in 1992. Dalzell Plate Mill is the last remaining steelworks in Motherwell. The steel fabrication industry as also been affected, with Motherwell Bridge, once a large employer in the town, much reduced in size. These heavy industries have been replaced by service industries.
 
The map opposite, reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland, shows Motherwell in 1897.
 
 
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===DALZIEL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY  1860-1981===
===DALZIEL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY  1860-1981===
Scotland Malleable Steel Co, started a malleable iron works in Motherwell in 1849. It closed down in 1851 but in 1853 was reopened by the Glasgow Iron Company.The manger Thomas Morton improved the refining and puddling of iron. Dalziel Co-operative Society was started by Glasgow Iron Company employees in 1860 and was named after the parish. The society registered in 1863.
Dalziel Co-operative Society was started by Glasgow Iron Company employees in 1860 and was named after the parish. The society registered in 1863.


In 1877 Dalziel absorbed the co-operative society started by railway workers in Mothwerwell, which became it's No. 1 branch <ref>Motherwell Times, 18 Aug 1939, page 5</ref>. By 1939 the society had 16 branches. It's expansion into Bellshill, which began around 1925,  resulted in [[Bellshill Co-operatives|Bellshill & Mossend]] taking Dalziel to arbitration at the Co-opertiave Union over Dalziel trading in Bellshill<ref>Wishaw Press, 18 Mar 1960, page 14</ref>. The arbitrators decided in Bellshill's favour,calling on Dalziel to cease trading in Bellshill from fixed pemises or mobile shops/vans. Dalziel left the Co-operative Union in 1957 and continued to trade in Bellshill. Bellshill & Mossend took Dalziel to court, stating that Dalziel had breached the arbitrators' ruling. The High Court appeal in February 1960 confirmed that Dalziel was only bound to the arbitrators ruling as long as it was a member of the Co-operative Union, o was now free to trade as it wished. Costs were awarded against Bellshill & Mossend.
In 1877 Dalziel absorbed the co-operative society started by railway workers in Mothwerwell, which became it's No. 1 branch <ref>Motherwell Times, 18 Aug 1939, page 5</ref>. By 1939 the society had 16 branches. It's expansion into Bellshill, which began around 1925,  resulted in [[Bellshill Co-operatives|Bellshill & Mossend]] taking Dalziel to arbitration at the Co-opertiave Union over Dalziel trading in Bellshill<ref>Wishaw Press, 18 Mar 1960, page 14</ref>. The arbitrators decided in Bellshill's favour,calling on Dalziel to cease trading in Bellshill from fixed pemises or mobile shops/vans. Dalziel left the Co-operative Union in 1957 and continued to trade in Bellshill. Bellshill & Mossend took Dalziel to court, stating that Dalziel had breached the arbitrators' ruling. The High Court appeal in February 1960 confirmed that Dalziel was only bound to the arbitrators ruling as long as it was a member of the Co-operative Union, o was now free to trade as it wished. Costs were awarded against Bellshill & Mossend.
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===MOTHERWELL INDEPENDENT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY  1910-1917===
===MOTHERWELL INDEPENDENT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY  1910-1917===
The society was formed in 1910 <ref>Motherwell Times, 30 Sep 1910, page 4</ref>. The society was formed by disaffected members of Dalziel<ref>Motherwell Times, 17 Mar 1961, page 24</ref>.
The society was formed in 1910 <ref>Motherwell Times, 30 Sep 1910, page 4</ref> by disaffected members of Dalziel<ref>Motherwell Times, 17 Mar 1961, page 24</ref>.


The society went into liquidation with the store stock being auctioned off in November 1917<ref>Motherwell Times, 09 Nov 1917, page 4</ref>
The society went into liquidation with the store stock being auctioned off in November 1917<ref>Motherwell Times, 09 Nov 1917, page 4</ref>
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MotherwellMap.1897.jpg

Motherwell developed as a town based on the crossroad between the main Clyde valley road south and the road from Edinburgh to Hamilton and the west. Around 1800 it was a farming and weaving community of about 600 people with he adjacent laird's manor. In 1841 the population had increased to about 1700. A railway station was opened at nearby Orbiston by the Wishaw and Coltness Railway in 1843. The arrival of the railway with the discovery of local coal and ironstone led to the rapid developement of Motherwell. Scotland Malleable Steel Co, started a malleable iron works in Motherwell in 1849. It closed down in 1851 but in 1853 was reopened by the Glasgow Iron Company.The manger Thomas Morton improved the refining and puddling of iron.

Motherwell became a burgh in 1865 and a railway station was opened in the town centre in 1885. By 1900 Motherwell was a large and growing industrial centre with a population of 37000, mainly employed in heavy industries - railway services, coal industry or iron and steel industry. In the 1930s the control by the Colvilles of the Scottish steel industry resulted in Motherwell dominating steel production in Scotland and the town earning the nickname “Steelopolis”. Steel production was consolidated in one plant by the construction of Ravenscraig in 1959.

During the 1980s the steel industry in Motherwell went into decline with Ravenscraig closing in 1992. Dalzell Plate Mill is the last remaining steelworks in Motherwell. The steel fabrication industry as also been affected, with Motherwell Bridge, once a large employer in the town, much reduced in size. These heavy industries have been replaced by service industries.

The map opposite, reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland, shows Motherwell in 1897.


DALZIEL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1860-1981

Dalziel Co-operative Society was started by Glasgow Iron Company employees in 1860 and was named after the parish. The society registered in 1863.

In 1877 Dalziel absorbed the co-operative society started by railway workers in Mothwerwell, which became it's No. 1 branch [1]. By 1939 the society had 16 branches. It's expansion into Bellshill, which began around 1925, resulted in Bellshill & Mossend taking Dalziel to arbitration at the Co-opertiave Union over Dalziel trading in Bellshill[2]. The arbitrators decided in Bellshill's favour,calling on Dalziel to cease trading in Bellshill from fixed pemises or mobile shops/vans. Dalziel left the Co-operative Union in 1957 and continued to trade in Bellshill. Bellshill & Mossend took Dalziel to court, stating that Dalziel had breached the arbitrators' ruling. The High Court appeal in February 1960 confirmed that Dalziel was only bound to the arbitrators ruling as long as it was a member of the Co-operative Union, o was now free to trade as it wished. Costs were awarded against Bellshill & Mossend.

The society united with St Cuthbert in 1981 to form Scottish Midland, now known as ScotMid

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MOTHERWELL INDEPENDENT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY 1910-1917

The society was formed in 1910 [3] by disaffected members of Dalziel[4].

The society went into liquidation with the store stock being auctioned off in November 1917[5]

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  1. ↑ Motherwell Times, 18 Aug 1939, page 5
  2. ↑ Wishaw Press, 18 Mar 1960, page 14
  3. ↑ Motherwell Times, 30 Sep 1910, page 4
  4. ↑ Motherwell Times, 17 Mar 1961, page 24
  5. ↑ Motherwell Times, 09 Nov 1917, page 4
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