Branch Co-operative Stores, Pit o’th’ Moor, Moorgate and Elton, Bury

TO CONTRACTORS.—TO BE LET, the various WORKS required the erection of Grocer's, Butcher's, and Clogger's Shops, with News-room and Stores, for the Bury District Co-operative Society, at Pits o'th' Moor ; also FIVE DWELLING-HOUSES in the same neighbourhood. Plans and Specifications may be seen at my office on and after Tuesday, the instant. Sealed Tenders for either Contract to be sent to me not later than six o'clock Friday, the 8th of November, addressed "Tender for Stores," or Tender for Houses." The lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted. JAMES MAXWELL, Architect. 2, Silver Street, Bury, October 25th, 1867. [Bury Times 26 October 1867 page 4]

BURY—The Bury Co-operative Society has lately been going in rather heavily for building. Last year they completed the large new central stores in Knowsley Street. from the designs of Mr. Simpkin, besides erecting new branch stores at Moorgate, Pits o’th Moor, and Elton. all of which were built under the superintendence of Messrs. Maxwell and Tuke, architects, of Bury. In addition to these stores, the society have built between thirty and forty cottages for their own members and are now engaged in altering and adding to the old stores in Market Street, in which is now incorporated the Old Sun Inn. [Bee-Hive 27 November 1869 page 14]

Reference    Bury Times 26 October 1867 page 4 – contracts
Reference    Bee-Hive 27 November 1869 page 14