There used to be various premises where the local Co-operative society traded from around Rainham - some were supermarkets and some were department stores. Now only the small convenience stores are left but generally these are not in the same locations as the historic sites where they used to be.
Some of the local sites I can remember:
- Top of Station Road Rainham (was Bookies & Chemist)
- Station Road/Rainham precinct - supermarket opened in 1980 and closed mid 1990s (now Wilkinsons)
- High Street Rainham opposite St Margaret's Church (now NHS Healthy Living centre)
- A2 Rainham Mark next to Belisha Beacon pub (now JCB Medway Van centre)
- Hoath Way Wigmore (now Raj Rani & takeaway)
Photo of the Rainham Co-operative Society store in Station Road in 1977 shortly before the store moved into Rainham Shopping Centre on the opposite side of the road.
Rainham Co-op Department Store on High Street Rainham in 1984. The site is now the Healthy Living Centre. Rainham Healthy Living Centre Construction - History Photos
