Did you know the fascinating history of this West End spot?
Bishop had family connections to Hamilton and settled in the Lanarkshire town. In 1871 he married a local girl, Elizabeth Henderson, and, in the same year, established his new business venture: Cooper and Co.
Although he was only 24, Bishop had an extensive knowledge of the tea trade in Scotland and was an expert tea taster and blender. Cooper’s sold a range of grocery staples and described itself as “high class provision merchants and Italian warehousemen”. The company expanded rapidly and by 1895 it had 31 branches throughout Scotland and England and employed more than 2000 people, with large warehouses in Liverpool and London.
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