Ilford, Cleveland Road. (Courtesy Dave Fane)
Kenley. Dave Fane comments that around March 1967, Purley, Caterham and Whyteleafe Express Dairy depots moved into a new depot at Kenley. Sanderstead (which was where Waitrose is in 2025 on the Limpsfield Road) moved into Kenley about 6 months later. Kenley was further expanded in about 1970 when Express took over Latham's Dairy in Caterham Valley, who had 6 - 8 rounds.
1967 Mrs E.P. Cook (Kenley), Miss M. Linford (Chief Office), Mrs M.E. Bennett (Tavistock Services) and Miss M. Purkiss (Chief Office) attend Long Service Dinner at the Berners Hotel. Hilary Mccluskey comments "My goodness, there’s a blast from the past! Mrs Cook was the lovely Chief Clerk at Kenley Depot. One of her clerks had hearing problems, and Mrs Cook was extremely patient and always made her part of the office team. Miss Lindford was the Area Supervisor when we sold our business (Bowyers Dairy) to Express. She arrived on Day one of the takeover and her main concern was to get our Office Staff to wear Express Dairy overalls! I can confirm that that I NEVER did! Miss Purkiss succeeded Miss Lindford as Area Supervisor and was a breath of fresh air. I am certain that we were not easy to deal with having come from a Family Business. Chris Austen adds "You will also remember that Miss Purkiss was my Area Clerical Supervisor!" (Express News Summer)
1969 Kenley Primary School visit. (Express News Summer)
1969 Kenley roundsman Bill Skilton with his wife, retiring after 53 years. (Express News Spring)
1969 Terry Robertson, Kenley. Express News article profiling milkmen from different depots (Express News-Spring)
1972 Kenley Retail Depot wins the Best Kept Dairy competition
1972 Kenley Depot winning the 'Best Kept Depot' award. From L-R: ?, Ray Packeman, Jim Hodges, Mrs Cook, Johnny Burton, Mrs Lloyd, Stan Borrett, Mrs Jardine, Ron Bennett, Jimmy Woods. (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1976 Kenley milkman Henry Seymour retires after 27 years, with a poem from customer Mrs J Blake. (Express News Autumn)
1976 Kenley milkman Bob Wilson retires after 49 years, with his wife Ethel. (Express News Autumn)
1980s Kenley Depot ramp. (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1980's? Stephanie Wright's story as rounds Inspector at Kenley Depot. (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1989 Pensioners reunion lunches - Larry and Dorothy Austin from Kenley celebrate. Gordon Martin comments "I worked with Terry when I was at Kenley. A very reliable roundsman". (March Express News)
1990's? Kenley float Reg:Q967 GRW, Fleet No M294 in for repair. (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1990 (1990 April Tops Magazine)
2000 Kenley milkman Doug Inman plans his own sales promotions with Depot Manager Dave Townsend. (Express News January, courtesy Paul Luke)
Kenley Depot Paul Batchelor comments "Ford fiesta van for service engineer and Ford transit van in background for mobile body repairs." (Courtesy Dave Fane)
Kenley (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
Kenley (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
Kenley (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
Kenley (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
2002 Kenley Depot closes with rounds now operating from Anerley, and Formby, Merseyside transfer to Southport and Litherland . (Express News April, courtesy Paul Luke)
1956 Kensal Rise branch trip to Brighton. (Express News September)
Steve Riches comments (November 2024) "My dad Peter Riches was at Camden Town Express depot; he had a electric hand cart. When it closed he was moved to Vicarage Farm depot (Kentish Town)- many happy memories as a milk boy helping him every Saturday. He was a Foreman B Grade, so was always changing rounds to cover sick or holidays."
1952 Kentish Town Depot location. Gary Baverstock comments "My grandad Albert Hudson was a milkman based out of Vicarage Farm Dairy, I believe it was in a location now known as Old Dairy Mews off the Kentish Town Road." (Courtesy National Library of Scotland)
1920's Half-pint wide neck milk bottle from 'Vicarage Farm Dairy'. Mark Hudson comments "This was a reasonably sized dairy as a few of their bottles have been found over the years. There is reference to a site called Dairy Mews off Kentish Town Road in Camden, NW5 which was a former 'Express Dairy' milk depot, and before that 'Vicarage Farm Dairy' established in 1795. (Courtesy Milkmark Mark Hudson)
1953, the top of Highgate Road in North London. Roger comments "Probably a parade that was part of the local celebrations for the Queen's Coronation. The milk floats and the smartly turned out horses pulling them would have come from the Vicarage Farm depot, not far away in Kentish Town Road. (Courtesy Roger Frost)
1961 Long Service Dinner at The Connaught Rooms, WC2-Mr A.H. Klein (Sanderstead), Mrs D.M. Gibbs [nee Miss Austin] (Vicarage Farm-Kentish Town) and Mrs E.M. Winzer (Vicarage Farm-Kentish Town). (LSA Annual Review)
1961 Long Service Dinner at The Grosvenor Rooms, Vicarage Farm staff: Mr W.A. Leeder, Mr George Thornton and Mr A.B. Potter. (LSA Annual Review)
1972 Profile of Joe Humphies, who had a round at Vicarage Farm from 1935. (Express News Spring)
1973 Poem written by Don Lucas of Vicarage Farm, Kentish Town. Jayne Duffy "Really pleased to see my dad Don Lucas's poem-he worked there from 1956 until around the 1970s". Lynne Mcdowall comments "Renee Buddington was the Chief Clerk and Michael Anthony was manager, we went there for training on decimalisation." (Express News Christmas)
1978 Kentish Town milkman Alan Bradberry being presented a cheque for increased milk sales by Chris Austen. Gary Baverstock comments "My grandad Albert Hudson was a milkman based out of Vicarage Farm Dairy, I believe it was in a location now known as Old Dairy Mews off the Kentish Town Road." Lynne McDowall added "Renee Buddington was the Chief Clerk at Vicarage Farm and I think Michael Anthony was Manager, we went there for training on decimalisation." (Express News Summer)
1983 Kentish Town roundsman David Milsom runs multiple marathons. Mick Wheeler comments "I remember Dave. When West Hampstead shut, he came to Whetstone-lovely man, now retired. His son Matt was another great lad. (Express News Spring)
1920's? Brook House, Kenton Lane-Very early electric float E7, AUC 428. Depot probably near Brazier's Farm. (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1930's Early electric vehicle from Electricars Ltd. TH Lewis truck with Kenton Lane Depot livery. (Courtesy Paul Luke)
1930's? G.Y. Electric, early electric vehicle (Courtesy Dave Fane)
Horse-drawn milk cart in Kenton, 1954. [Photograph courtesy of Angela Rumsey] (Courtesy Philip Grant, Wembley History Society)
1958 Express Dairy Products Ltd, forerunner of Eden Vale, started at Bollo Lane and then moved to Kenton. (Express News September)
1958 Express Dairy Products Ltd, forerunner of Eden Vale, started at Bollo Lane and then moved to Kenton. (Express News September)
1958 Express Dairy Products Ltd, forerunner of Eden Vale, started at Bollo Lane and then moved to Kenton. (Express News September)
1958 Express Dairy Products Ltd, forerunner of Eden Vale, started at Bollo Lane and then moved to Kenton. (Express News September)
1958 Express Dairy Products Ltd, forerunner of Eden Vale at Kenton, previously a retail depot. Refrigerated Morris delivery van RGU 144, Co: 1900 in green and cream livery is being loaded by Stan Dack, who had already achieved 20 years service. (Express News September)
1958 Express Dairy Products Ltd, forerunner of Eden Vale at Kenton, previously a retail depot. Morris delivery vans RGU 144, Co: 1900, ULY 871 and VLH 176 in the depot, also a Transport Garage. (Express News September)
Kenton (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
1993 Barry Cartwright from Kettering Depot gained an award for helping customers in three Northants villages. (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1972 Retail Transport Director George Pearson with Stan Day of Kew branch at London Merit and Service Dinner.(Express News Summer)
1950's Express delivery in Purney's Road, Kidbrooke. (Photo Stephen Sopp, courtesy John Kennett and SEnine magazine)
1961 Long Service Dinner at The Connaught Rooms, WC2-Kidbrooke staff Mr D.J. Maddocks and Mr G.J. Sole. (LSA Annual Review)
1967 L.G. Herbert (Kidbrooke) and W.V.Surridge (EVM) collect 20-year awards at Long Service Dinner. Paul Batchelor comments "Bill Surridge, as we knew him, used to work at Sundridge Park workshops-I remember him well. I remember Les Herbert when he worked at Blackheath depot." (Express News Summer)
1969 DM Crayk, former manager of Kidbrooke Depot, at a Hilton dinner in 1969
Kingsbury
Kingsbury Hand Cart (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
1960c Kingsbury, Edgware. Station Parade, now renamed Berkeley Road. (Courtesy Dawn McGlen)
2025 1 Berkeley Road, Kingsbury, was Station Parade. (Courtesy Google Streetview)
1960c Kingsbury, Edgware. Inscribed on reverse "Mum with Express Mlk Delivery, horse and cart" The lady is Maureen (Katherine) Parker, wife of George (Ernest) Parker who was a milkman at Hemel Hempstead for many years and was awarded a 30-year watch in 1965. (Courtesy Dawn McGlen)
1960c Kingsbury, Edgware. Inscribed on reverse "Mum with Express Milk Delivery, horse and cart" The lady is Maureen (Katherine) Parker, wife of George (Ernest) Parker, on the right, who was a milkman at Hemel Hempstead for many years and was awarded a 30-year watch in 1965. (Courtesy Dawn McGlen)
1960c Kingsbury, Edgware horse-drawn float in a parade. (Courtesy Dawn McGlen)
George (Ernest) Parkerwho worked at Hemel Hempstead Depot. From his granddaughter in law, Dawn McGlen.
Horse drawn float from Station Parade, Kingsbury (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
1960s? Kingsbury 235 HLC, possibly Church Lane. Had Ru comments "I used to drive a converted one of these around at Christmas all lit up with a chimney cut into the roof. Us Round Table members took turns either driving, being Santa on the roof in the chimney or collecting money door to door." (Courtesy Had Ru, Burnt Oak, Edgware, Kingsbury, Queensbury Memories FB Group)
1961 Long Service Dinner at The Connaught Rooms, WC2- Mr D. Herbert, Mrs E.B. Simmonds (Finchley), Miss P. Porter (Chief Office), Miss D.M. Petch (Muswell Hill), Miss B.M. Wardrop (Kingsbury), Mrs E.M. Brian (Wembley Central), Mrs N.E.H Hall (Hurlingham), Miss D.E. Hurrell (Crediton), Miss J.C. Covell (Shirland Road), Miss H. Benson (Connaught Street), Miss C.H. Leach (Ealing), Miss P.A.C. Sharman (Chiswick), Mr S. Cardy (T.H. Lewis). (LSA Annual Review)
1965 Profile of Kingsbury milkman Steve Hyde. (Express News Christmas)
1965 Profile of Kingsbury milkman Steve Hyde. (Express News Christmas)
1967 Ivan Iverson, Kingsbury salesman chaparones his niece Reina Hernahdez, 'Miss World' candidate. (Express News Spring)
1973 Kingsbury- Christine comments "My husband John French...I used to get a lift with our son to his nursery." (Courtesy Christine French - Burnt Oak, Edgware, Kingsbury, Queensbury Memories FB Group)
1973 Kingsbury- Christine comments "My husband John French...I used to get a lift with our son to his nursery." (Courtesy Christine French - Burnt Oak, Edgware, Kingsbury, Queensbury Memories FB Group)
1972 Kingsbury-Express Dairy Christmas dinner. Christine comments "My husband John French was a milkman at Kingsbury for 10 years. His Dad Harry French was a yardman for about 6 years. The Christmas photo was of us, plus my in-laws, the others include Neil, Sandra, and Donna. Christmas tips were marvellous then!" (Courtesy Christine French - Burnt Oak, Edgware, Kingsbury, Queensbury Memories FB Group)
1983 Kingsbury is best-kept dairy depot
1983 Kingsbury milkman Bob Young raises money for 'Dogs for the Deaf'. (Express News Spring)
1983 Kingsbury is best-kept dairy depot
1990s? Kingsbury Depot (Courtesy Paul Luke)
2025 April-Kingsbury Depot (Courtesy Mark Amies)
1970's Kingsbury GGT 166C (1965 Reg) Ossy Tossoun comments "Me in Booth Road, Colindale out of Kingsbury round 24-served the R.A.F. Base (free breakfast every morning)" (Courtesy Ossy Tossoun)
1970's Kingsbury GGT 166C (1965 Reg). Ossy Tossoun comments "Oh my god a milk boy!!! Get arrested for that these days" (Courtesy Ossy Tossoun)
Kingsbury (Courtesy Paul Luke)
Kingsbury (Courtesy Paul Luke)
Kingsbury (Courtesy Paul Luke)
Kingsbury (Courtesy Paul Luke)
Kingsbury (Courtesy Paul Luke)
Kingsbury (Courtesy Paul Luke)
Kingsbury (Courtesy Paul Luke)
Kingsbury (Courtesy Paul Luke)
Kingsbury (Courtesy Paul Luke)
Kingsbury (Courtesy Paul Luke)
Kingsbury (Courtesy Paul Luke)
Kingsbury (Courtesy Paul Luke)
Kingsbury (Courtesy Paul Luke)
Kingsbury (Courtesy Paul Luke)
Kingsbury (Courtesy Paul Luke)
Kingsbury (Courtesy Paul Luke)
Kingsbury (Courtesy Paul Luke)
Kingsbury (Courtesy Paul Luke)
Kingsbury Reg: Q73 FLF, Fleet: SE 825 (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
2002 Kingssbury milkman Paul Woodgate, and Franchise Supervisor Dave Curtis, both help people avoid serious injury in two separate fires near the depot, and are praised by Depot Manager Paul Willis. (Express News December, courtesy Paul Luke)
2025 April-Kingsbury Depot (Courtesy Mark Amies)
2025 April-Kingsbury Depot (Courtesy Mark Amies)
2025 April-Kingsbury Depot (Courtesy Mark Amies)
2026 Kingsbury memories from the Burnt Oak, Edgware, Kingsbury, Queensbury Memories Facebook Group and pictures from Express News, Dawn McGlen, Richard Gaylard and Christine French. (Express Dairy Tales publication)
2026 Kingsbury memories from the Burnt Oak, Edgware, Kingsbury, Queensbury Memories Facebook Group and pictures from Express News, Dawn McGlen, Richard Gaylard and Christine French. (Express Dairy Tales publication)
2019c Kingsbury Depot in Church Lane. "Derelict for a few years, it had squatters for a long time and is now falling down naturally." (Copyright David Howard and licensed for reuse Creative Commons Licence CC-BY-SA/2.0)
1990s Lansing Depot, Sussex. (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1973 'Mac' McNair and Larkfield Rota Foreman Roy Allum enjoy a smoke. (Express News Spring)
1975 Larkfield milkman Rod Bere created his own cartoons of humourous milk-round situations. (Express News Spring)
1982 Stan Prior from Larkfield Depot presents his customer Mary Lynn Staley with a prize. Lloyd Porter comments"... going back a bit, depot used to be on A20 London Road next to what is now Morrisons supermarket. Then they moved 2 miles down the A20 to Quarry Wood". Andrew Oliver adds "... I was at Larkfield from Feb 1976 till Aug 1978 then left to go to Bourne and Hillier in Sittingbourne." (Express News February)
Leicester
1973 Leicester Eden Vale Depot
1973 Leicester Eden Vale Depot
1973 Leicester Eden Vale Depot
1973 Leicester Eden Vale Depot
1973 Leicester Eden Vale Depot
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