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Civil Service Supply Association
Civil Service Supply Association was a department store located on the Strand, London
==History==
In 1864 a group of clerks in the General Post Office joined together to buy a half chest of tea. Their first transaction resulted in them saving 9 pence to the pound, and so therefore decided to extend their purchasing to coffee, sugar and other grocery products.〔The London Enclycopedia Edited by Ben Weinreb Page 189〕
The success of their purchases made them think, and in the January of 1865 they formed the Post Office Supply Association, a co-operative with 40 members. The co-operative was so successful that by April the scheme had been opened up to all civil servants and the name changed to the Civil Service Supply Association.〔The London Enclycopedia Edited by Ben Weinreb Page 189〕 Civil servants could purchase tickets for 2 shillings and sixpence, which would entitle them to purchase goods at the store or from firms associated with the association.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dickens Dictionary of London by Charles Dickens Jnr. )〕
Their first premises were on Victoria Street, but by 1877 they had moved to 425 Strand to a building designed by architects Lockwood & Mawson.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Civil Service Supply Association - archiseek )〕 In 1927 the co-operative was incorporated as a private company, becoming a fully fledged department store and severing its links with the Civil Service. The building was complety rebuilt during this time in the art deco style.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Shops of Old London )〕 The store remained open until 1982 when it was closed by a severe fire.〔The London Enclycopedia Edited by Ben Weinreb Page 189〕
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