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EXPRESS JOURNEY 1864-1964
A CENTENARY HISTORY OF THE EXPRESS DAIRY COMPANY LIMITED
Illustrated book published in 1964, for the Centenary of Express Dairy. Author Bryan Morgan with Foreward by Walter Nell, the Company's President.
This is a detailed history of Express from the Barham family in the early years of the 19th Century through to 1964.
(113 pages, pdf)
The Rise of Lapford Creamery
Interesting story about Lapford Creamery in Devon, famous for the manufacture of Ambrosia products, in particular Ambrosia Creamed Rice. Briefly owned by Express from 1971.
Many Express and related companies lost staff during the two World Wars of the 20th Century. Read about two employees of Horner's Creamery (became Eden Vale Cuddington) who were amongst 32 young men from nearby villages who lost their lives.
(4 pages, pdf)
History of J. Clarke's dairy in Richmond, Surrey which became Horby & Clarke's in 1917 and was taken over by Express Dairy in 1960