R Bowyer and Sons

1900's First Bowyer's premises at 310 Lee High Road, Lewisham (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1900's First Bowyer's premises at 310 Lee High Road, Lewisham (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1900's Location of first Bowyer's premises at 310 Lee High Road, Lewisham (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1900's Location of first Bowyer's premises at 310 Lee High Road, Lewisham (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1920's Bowyer's West Wickham shop (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1920's Bowyer's West Wickham shop (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1925 Milk Distributive Trades Board document. Disabled workers could be awarded wages less than the minimum, by order of the Board.
1925 Milk Distributive Trades Board document. Disabled workers could be awarded wages less than the minimum, by order of the Board.
1930's Robert Bowyer Senior (Hilary's grandfather) at West Wickham (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1930's Robert Bowyer Senior (Hilary's grandfather) at West Wickham (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1940's 'George' Bowyer at the bottling line at West Wickham (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1940's 'George' Bowyer at the bottling line at West Wickham (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1940's Bowyer's fleet on parade at West Wickham (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1940's Bowyer's fleet on parade at West Wickham (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1940's Delivery van at West Wickham (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1940's Delivery van at West Wickham (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1946 R Bowyer and Sons, letter heading
1946 R Bowyer and Sons, letter heading
1950's? Bowyer's Show Horse, Champion at Windsor and Regent's Park (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1950's? Bowyer's Show Horse, Champion at Windsor and Regent's Park (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1950's advertisement. Hilary McCluskey remembers that at Bowyers Dairy, Shirley, we put short poems on our bottles! For example: 'Please rinse me quick, And put me out, For I can hear, The Milkman about'. The elderly mother of one of our clerks used to compose them!" (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1950's advertisement. Hilary McCluskey remembers that at Bowyers Dairy, Shirley, we put short poems on our bottles! For example: 'Please rinse me quick, And put me out, For I can hear, The Milkman about'. The elderly mother of one of our clerks used to compose them!" (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1950's Bowyer's laboratory at Shirley. Left: Rose, who worked with George during the war. Right: Betty Bowyer, youngest sister. (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1950's Bowyer's laboratory at Shirley. Left: Rose, who worked with George during the war. Right: Betty Bowyer, youngest sister. (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1950's? Bowyer's first Wales and Edwards electric milk float. (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1950's? Bowyer's first Wales and Edwards electric milk float. (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1950's? Bowyer's Widmore Road shop, Bromley (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1950's? Bowyer's Widmore Road shop, Bromley (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1959 Bowyer's 50 year celebration (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1959 Bowyer's 50 year celebration (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1960's Shirley Depot at 568 Wickham Road, Shirley (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1960's Shirley Depot at 568 Wickham Road, Shirley (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1960's Hilary Bowyer's "Company Car". (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1960's Hilary Bowyer's "Company Car". (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1964 Bowyer's sold to Express Dairy (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
1964 Bowyer's sold to Express Dairy (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
2005 - Post retirement article about Hilary Bowyer's charitable activities in Africa. (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
2005 - Post retirement article about Hilary Bowyer's charitable activities in Africa. (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
2005 Hilary Bowyer (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
2005 Hilary Bowyer (Courtesy Hilary McCluskey/Bowyer)
2023 History of R. Bowyer and Sons-Page 2
2023 History of R. Bowyer and Sons-Page 2
2023 History of R. Bowyer and Sons-Page 1
2023 History of R. Bowyer and Sons-Page 1
2023 History of R. Bowyer and Sons-Page 4
2023 History of R. Bowyer and Sons-Page 4
2023 History of R. Bowyer and Sons-Page 3
2023 History of R. Bowyer and Sons-Page 3
2023 History of R. Bowyer and Sons-Page 5
2023 History of R. Bowyer and Sons-Page 5
↑Back to Top