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Southbourne Co-operative has been open since the 50's. Here is a picture showing the delievery truck in the 50's.
1945 - 1955, Portsea Island Co-op opened 47 new shops, all of which were self-service, and at the time were amongst the largest in Europe.

As living standards began to grow, and the era of mass production arrived, the Society responded by selling more non-food goods, and opening several more hair and fashion salons catering for the increasingly affluent younger generation and the emergence of ‘the teenager’!

Southbourne station was opened in 1908. Here is a picture from the 1950's.

Here is a picture of a wolseley car from the 1950's.