1919 Walter Nell was in the Army Service Corps before joining Express in 1919. (Express News Christmas 1967)
1954 Sir George Barham. (Express Salesman's Manual Fourth Edition)
1926 Danehurst, 112 Haverstock Hill, Hampstead, NW3. George Barham's home from 1878, picture from Kelly's Directory 1926 when the house was used as a nursing home. (Courtesy Camden Society)
2023 112 Haverstock Hill, Hampstead, NW3. Was George Barham's home from 1878 (Courtesy Google Maps)
1864 TO 1989 EXPRESS CHAIRMEN (Express 125 Year Anniversary Review)
1905 George Barham (Courtesy Brian Wastell)
1905 SIR GEORGE BARHAM (Founder of Express Dairy, from Express Story 1864 - 1964)
1900's Sir George Barham, artist uknown, from the Barham family.
1905 GEORGE BARHAM (Express 125 Year Anniversary Review)
1917 WALTER NELL (Express 125 Year Anniversary Review)
1918 MR NELSON CLARKE, MR JAMES CLARKE (History of Hornby & Clarke)
1929 WALTER NELL, LIEUT-GENERAL SIR JOHN TRAVERS-CLARKE and TITUS BARHAM (Cricklewood from Express Story 1864 - 1964)
1930's? Dairy Exhibition? Titus Barham on the left. (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1930's High Wood Park Mill Hill (NW7). Brian Wastell explains "Mr Walter Nell, his wife and daughters, with Peter Dearing at High Wood House. (Peter Dearing was Mr Nell's eldest daughter's first husband, and was an actor and theatre producer.) I lived there from the age of 4 to 6." (Courtesy Brian Wastell)
1932 Titus Barham at the Wembley Carnival (Express News Christmas 1967)
1933 TITUS BARHAM, WALTER NELL, SIR JOHN TRAVERS-CLARKE (Express 125 Year Anniversary Review)
1941 TITUS BARHAM (1860-1937) by Johnson, W. G. (Copyright: http://www.artuk.org/artworks/178380)
1947 TONY GOOD (centre) delivering milk in the 1947 floods
1954 Mr Titus Barham. (Express Salesman's Manual Fourth Edition)
1950's Express Dairy Company Directors (Courtesy Paul Luke)
1954 Mr Walter Nell, Chairman. (Express Salesman's Manual Fourth Edition)
1955 WALTER NELL (South Morden, from 1989 Express 125 Year Anniversary Review)
1956 L.W. McNAIR, then Manager of South Morden Processing, on a tour of the APV company works in Crawley, Sussex
1956 DR ASHTON AND JF HUNTER (Milk Processing article featuring Cricklewood & South Morden, which had just been opened)
1957 J.L. MOSLEY, D.B.BELL, C.P. LAMONT (Express Dairy Northern article from Express News)
1956 Dr Ashton was Technical Advisor to London Region Milk Processing. (Express News July)
1956 John Hunter was Processing Manager, in charge of Bollo Lane, Brentford, Bromley, Cricklewood, Eltham, Finchley, South Morden and Yogfruit Ltd. (Express News July)
1956 Obituary of Sir William Manchester, Finance Director (Express News July)
1957 WALTER NELL AND W.E.D. BELL (First Royal Occasion - Prince Philip's visit to South Morden)
1957 WALTER NELL (Prince Philip visits South Morden Processing on 12th November, published in Express News March 1958)
1958 Messrs T.W. Evans and C.S. Kirby visit Sweden and go skiing at the invitation of Tetra Pak. (Express News July)
1958 R. HARVEY, T.W. EVANS, L.W. McNAIR, JOHN HUNTER, W.E.D. BELL, WALTER NELL, T.D. POTTER, DR T.R. ASHTON (Thank you lunch for managers who helped organise Prince Philip's visit to South Morden in November 1957)
1958 R. HARVEY, T.W. EVANS, L.W. McNAIR, JOHN HUNTER, W.E.D. BELL, WALTER NELL, T.D. POTTER, DR T.R. ASHTON (Thank you lunch for managers who helped organise Prince Philip's visit to South Morden in November 1957)
1958 J.G. CAPSTICK, WALTER NELL (Minister of Agriculture John Hare visits Appleby, with Walter Nell and JG Capstick with Creamery Manager Frank Betts)
1959 Messrs Candy, Evans and Wakefield spend two weeks in the USA, researching the dairy industry. (Express News March)
1960's? Walter Nell's daughter (Courtesy Brian Wastell)
1960 History of Hornby & Clarke
1960 ERIC DOBSON (Manchester- Express Dairy Manchester Interests - Dobsons Dairies)
1960 T.H. BENNETT (Manchester- Express Dairy Manchester Interests - Allied Dairies)
1960 MR R DELARAGEAZ (Mitcham Foods founder)
1962 Jim Hodges and David Wakefield appointments
1962 New appointments: David Jackson-Technical Advisor, D.J. Maddison-Roberts-Legal Dept, J. Gilthorpe-Marketing, J.R. Chandler-Mitcham Foods, W. K. Forgie-Secretary, Scottish Farmers. (Express News Spring)
1962 Lieutenant-General Sir Travers Clarke obiturary. (Express News Spring)
1962 Planning Christmas-Mr W.T. Ingram, Express Dairy Caterers Director. (Express News Christmas)
1962 Planning Christmas-Mr R.N. Clarke, Director of Retail Distribution. (Express News Christmas)
1962 Planning Christmas-Mr F. S. Glyde, Premier Supermarkets Executive Director. (Express News Christmas)
1962 Planning Christmas-Mr R. Harvey, Transport Director. (Express News Christmas)
1962 Express salesman Mr D.J. Way covers grocery and bakery lines. (Express News Christmas)
1962 Express Foods Production and Marketing Directors (Express News Christmas)
1964 WALTER NELL, from Express Journey (Book) 1964-Walter Nell, Cricklewood Dairy
1964 W.E.D. BELL (Express Journey (Book) 1964-W. Bell, Computer at South Ruislip installed 1964)
1965 Denis Bell, Northern Region Chairman, also elected President of the NDBI. Brian Wastell comments "I used to play with his twin boys when I was about 5 years at Highwood Park, when my Dad worked for Mr Nell". Chris Austen adds "Denis's two sons were management trainees; I worked with John and my brother, Martin, worked with Ian." (Express News Summer/Autumn)
1965 Left to right: Mr Jack Wickens (Director and former owner), Mr D. S. Kirby (Managing Director), Mr Don Marlow (in charge of retail expansion) and Mr Ray Smith (Dairy Manager). (Express News Summer/Autumn)
1965 Staplemead-Society of Dairy Technology members toured the creamery and finished with a slap-up lunch at the Mendip Hotel. Company representatives included Cream-eries Director Mr George Laverick, Processing Director Mr L. W. McNair and Staplemead's Manager Mr C. D. Berry. Taking the picture was Mr T. D. Potter, the former Chairman of our Products Division. (Express News Summer/Autumn)
1965 Sketch of one of Glasgow's best known dairymen-Mr Hugh Bryson, whose grandfather set up shop in the city in 1845. Later, the business formed the backbone of our Scottish Farmers Dairy. (Express News Summer/Autumn)
1965 Senior Appointments (Express News Summer/Autumn)
1965 FW Charles appointed as Director of Express Dairy Group. (Express News Summer/Autumn)
1965 Bryan Beaumont appointed as Chief Accountant. (Express News Summer/Autumn)
1965 T.D. Potter retires, with summary of his career written by Dr. Tom Ashton. (Express News Summer/Autumn)
1965 Mr L.W. McNair appointed Director of Milk Processing (Express News Spring)
1965 Spiers and Pond Management Conference. (Express News Spring)
1965 Recent Appointments. (April Express News)
1965 Acquisition of J. Good and Sons Dairy. Chris Austen remembers in 2024 "Tony, the oldest brother, died aged 90 three years ago. I took over from Paul in 1968 but have not remained in touch. David died a few years ago and Dudley, who was a near neighbour when I lived in Maidenhead, had a very successful career owning and operating garden centres. There was a fifth brother who did not work in the business and became a solicitor." (April Express News)
1966 Management Appointments (Express News Autumn & Christmas)
1966 Tom Penfold
1966 Chairman W.E. BELL comments on Express News magazine, UHT Milk, new Sheffield Retail Branch, electric vehicle improvements and implementation of the five day working week (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1966 L.B. RUSSELL-Chief Office, Tavistock Square-Mr LB Russell (Deputy Company Secretary) with Miss Peggy Gray and Janice Higgins taking notes.
1966 DENIS AVINS and ANDREW PATERSON appointed
1966 CHRIS AUSTEN, H.W. GLOVER, E.K. ROBARTS, FRED EASTWOOD, F.G.W. SMITH London Retail Managers stage a Mad Hatter's dinner party
1966 WALTER NELL (Restaurant Management Dinner(Courtesy Beryl Purslove))
1966 LSA 10th Annual Dinner (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1966 LSA 10th Annual Dinner Letter from Walter Nell (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1966 London and Northern Region organisation chart. (Express News Summer 1966)
1966 (Express News Summer 1966)
1966 Mr A. G. Shepherd joins Express as Company Assistant Secretary. (Express News Summer 1966)
1966 John Bell biography on appointment as General Manager (Retail), London North. (Express News Summer 1966)
1966 Tony Gardiner biography on appointment as Director, Lancashire Area. (Express News Summer 1966)
1966 Mr C. B. Thompson biography on appointment as Director, Yorkshire Area. (Express News Summer 1966)
1966 Mr G. L. Wilson biography on appointment as Development Director, Express Dairy Northern Ltd. (Express News Summer 1966)
1966 Mr Ranald Findlay biography on appointment as Secretary, Scottish Division. (Express News Summer 1966)
1966 Mr Sven Bergsten biography on appointment as manager of Calverley Hotel, Tunbridge Wells. (Express News Summer 1966)
1966 Mr Colin Harris biography on appointment as manager, Brent Bridge Hotel, Hendon. (Express News Summer 1966)
1966 Mr H. G. Laverick appointed to the Express Group Executive Committee. (Express News Autumn & Christmas)
1966 Jack Vosper appointed as Group Public Relations Officer. (Express News Autumn & Christmas)
1966 Mr R. S. Mackill appointed as Milborne Manager. Chris Austen comments "Bob was Assistant Manager to Charlie Berry at Station Road, Frome; I spent three months there in 1960. Bob & his wife used to invite trainees to tea on Sunday afternoons and we would play Canasta!" John Southwell adds "I first met Bob when he was at Ruyton, and worked for him at Lockerbie, taking over from him when he moved to Appleby." (Express News Autumn & Christmas)
1966 LSA 10th Annual Dinner Signed Photo - Walter Nell (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1966 Long Service Dinner, top table, with Walter Nell. Left to right: Dr T.R. Ashton, Mr A.F.H. Briscoe, Mr C.P. Lamont and Mr R. Harvey. (Express News Summer 1966)
1967 Recent Appointments. Philip Boyd remembers that David Good only had one hand, and did uphill races in a F1 car! (Express News Summer)
1967 Eric Robarts becomes the new Express Chairman. (Express News Spring)
1967 ERIC ROBARTS (Ballineen Creamery, Co Cork with Eric Robarts, Express Dairy Chairman, making a visit)
1967 Eden Vale story so far... (Express News Summer)
1967 Recent Appointments (Express News Spring)
1968 JOHN REDMAN and BRIAN BEAUMONT (Express accountants in conference)
1968 GEORGE ROBERTSON (Express's 15 hotel managers get together in conference)
1968 L.W. McNair discusses a Selfpack cartoning machine in Vienna. (Express News Christmas)
1968 Harry Glover is appointed as Chief Engineer. (Express News Summer)
1968 Story of Denis Avins on a sales mission to the Far East. (Express News Spring)
1968 Recent Appointments (Express News Spring)
1968 Recent Appointments (Express News Spring)
1969 L.W. McNAIR (Mr McNair takes Mrs Leila Wayne, Mayor of Hillingdon, around South Ruislip bottling plant)
1969 Eric Dunolly retires as Company Secretary of Northern Division. (Express News Summer)
1969 Joe Birch appointed Shop Merchandising Manager. (Express News Spring)
1969 Tony Good appointed as Director of Express Dairy Group. (Express News Spring)
1969 Herbert Glover retires after joining when his Hammersmith family business was taken over, and ended his career as London Retail Administration Director. Beryl Purslove comments "Mr Glover was my boss and I still have a letter from him congratulating me on the birth of my son." (Express News Spring)
1970's Abbots Langley. Depot Manager Mr Peters on the left, Reg Grace receiving clock from Andrew Patterson. Adrian Grace comments "Here is my father Reg Grace who worked out of Abbots Langley, Long Service Award from Andrew Patterson. Dad broke his ankle twice at work 1963 and 1982 in the snow and ice at the yard.". John Grace (no relation) adds "There were two other 'Graces' in the yard, me and my brother Danny. I used to cover your dads round if he was off or on holiday." (Courtesy Adrian Grace)
1969 Derrick Hornby appointed as Eden Vale MD. (Express News Autumn)
1969 David Bowsher appointed as Eden Vale Sales Director. (Express News Autumn)
1969 E.K. Robarts won the Frank Matthews cup for the best Shorthorn breed, the Toadsmoor Challenge Trophy for the best Guernsey herd. (Express News Christmas)
1969 Two important retirements following the acquisition of Express by Grand Met - Sir Henry Turner and Walter Nell. (Express News Christmas)
1969 Norman Robarts, Director of Tavistock Services, discusses turkeys with John Lintern at Hoppers Farm. (Express News Christmas)
1969 Portrait of Walter Nell on his retirement. (Express News Christmas)
1970 David Good, Eden Vale Commercial Director with his wife Ginny and James and Melissa, two of their three children
1970 David Good (Tony Good's brother), Eden Vale Commercial Sales Director with his Ski McLaren race car (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1970 Racing Driver Bruce McLaren at the wheel of the Ski racing car, just before his death later that year on 2nd June at Goodwood (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1970 David Good (Tony Good's brother), Eden Vale Commercial Sales Director with his Ski McLaren race car (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1970 David Good (Tony Good's brother), Eden Vale Commercial Sales Director with his Ski McLaren race car (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1970 Bill Boyd receiving his gold watch as 30 year award from Walter Nell. Phil Boyd comments "My Dad was a bottling hall foreman, he worked at Cricklewood, South Morden, College Farm, Brentford and Ruislip. We lived in Claremont road opposite the dairy" (Courtesy Phil Boyd)
1970 John Coombs joins Express as Marketing Manager-Catering (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1970 CHRIS AUSTEN (Acquisition of Job's Dairy, Didcot Page 3 (Chris Austen, George Streeting)
1970 JOHN TRAVERS CLARKE (National Lorry Driver of the Year - Wilson Forrester from Appleby receiives winner award from John Travers Clarke, Deputy Chairman of Express)
1970 Denis Avins, Sales Development Manager, London Retail. Chris Austen comments "Another friend and colleague!". (Express News Spring)
1970 Nick Halsby, Sales Development Manager for Cottage Cheese and Salads. (Express News Spring)
1970 Recent Appointments (Express News Spring)
1970 Lawrence McNair appointed as London Region Personnel and Training Manager. Peter Roper comments "Mr McNair recruited me in 1971 as a graduate trainee." (Express News Spring)
1970 Tim Barnett, Industrial Relations Officer. Chris Austen comments "A great friend & colleague". (Express News Spring)
1970 John Quinney, Eden Vale Sales Training Manager (Express News Spring)
1970 Phil Birch, Lancashire Area Director (Express News Spring)
1970 Bob Harvey retires (Express News Spring)
1971 ERIC ROBARTS, GEORGE LAVERICK and BILL GRISENTHWAITE (Appleby Dairy Manager Frank Betts.)
1970 Eden Vale Marketing Director Fred Barker retires, with presentation by Eric Robarts. (Express News Autumn)
1970 George Pearson, Retail Transport Director, presents the advantages of battery electric vehicles, in the Bahamas. (Express News Autumn)
1970 Ridley Rowling joins Express as a part-time consultant after his Company was acquired by Express. (Express News Autumn)
1970 Obituary of W.E.D. Bell. (Express News Christmas)
1970 Obituary of Archibald Bartlett by Walter Nell. (Express News Christmas)
1971 George Laverick Obituary (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1971 John Travers Clarke at the Brighton Conference of the Milk Distributive Council (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1971 WALTER NELL (Walter Nell presents a gold watch to Cheese Production Manager E.T. Malkin)
1971 Eric Robarts mentions the departure of Denis Bell, Sir Henry Turner and Herman Briscoe. (Express News Spring)
1971 Former Express Deputy Chairman Sir Henry Turner finally retires aged 84. (Express News Spring)
1971 Denis Bell retires due to ill health. (Express News Spring)
1971 Recent appointments, featuring Philip Saxon, Michael Broadhead, Howard Wyer-Roberts, Jack Evans and Andrew Paterson. (Express News Spring)
1971 Andrew Paterson appointed as West London Retail Director
1972 Merit and Service Dinner-Eric Robarts and 'Mac' McNair. (Express News Summer)
1972 Bill Boon from Muswell Hill with Andrew Paterson at London Merit and Service Dinner.(Express News Summer)
1972 Walter Nell with Stanley Grinstead of Grand Metropolitan at London Merit and Service Dinner.(Express News Summer)
1972 John Candy with John Travers Clarke at London Merit and Service Dinner.(Express News Summer)
1972 Ray Springford, Keith Airey, Tom Price, Frank Boulding and Bert Denton at Foods Division Merit and Service Dinner.(Express News Summer)
1972 JOHN TRAVERS CLARKE and JACK VOSPER (Shops Conference)
1971 E.K. Robarts reports progress in Autumn 1971, including acquisition of Reece's Dairy and Britton's Dairy. (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1971 Managerial appointments for Don Morgan, Peter Taylor, 'Mick' Dowse, Laurie Elliot, John Mendleton and Mike Stevenson. (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1971 Managerial appointments for Dr John Gordon and John Parkinson (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1971 Jim Hodges in action at the management conference held at South Morden. (Express News Summer)
1972 HAMMETT'S DAIRIES SENIOR STAFF (A Close-up of Hammett's Dairies from Express News - Spring 1972 p4)
1972 JOHN LYON-MARIS appointed as Assistant Marketing Planner at Ruislip
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)
1972 CHRIS AUSTEN (Express Western Area Director)
1972 TONY GOOD, DERRICK HORNBY, JOHN HUNTER (Opening of Eden Vale's new South Ruislip Cold Store by the Mayor of Hillindon, Councillor Came with Tony Good, Derrick Hornby, John Hunter and the lady Mayoress Mrs Came)
1972 DAVID SLOAN with JOHN TRAVERS CLARKE following the acquisition of Sloan's Dairies, Glasgow by Express
1972 JOHN TRAVERS CLARKE and FRANK ATTENBOROUGH, JIM HODGES (Kenley Retail Depot wins the Best Kept Dairy competition)
1972 SLOAN'S DAIRIES MANAGEMENT TEAM - past, present and future
1972 Obituary of A.F.H. Briscoe by John Travers Clarke. (Express News Spring)
1972 Profile of Tony Good. (Express News Autumn)
1972 Profile of Tony Good. (Express News Autumn)
1972 Eric Robarts announced the death of Bob Harvey, Transport Director for many years. (Express News Christmas)
1973 TIM BARNET, DON KIRBY, BARRY BALL, ANDREW PATERSON, L.W. McNAIR (Long service presentations for Primrose and Len, and Maidstone staff)
1973 KEN HUNT, DERRICK HORNBY, WYN ROBERTS (Long Service Presentations at Exeter, with staff from Axminster, Budleigh Salterton, Crediton, Honiton and Hammett's)
1973 JOHN TRAVERS'CLARKE, ARTHUR WEST, SID HORRELL (Long Service Presentations at Exeter)
1973 ARTHUR HAWLEY, A.T. HAWLEY, MICHAEL HAWLEY, JOHN NEWBERRY (Hawley's Bakeries)
1973 WYN ROBERTS with ADAM MCCARTNEY (Staplemead Manager) and wife Catherine (ex Cuddington) and their daughter Sally.)
1973 Bill Grisenthwaite, Commercial Director, reads 'Milk to Market' by Stanley Baker
1973 Maxwell Joseph with Jim Hodges at the Europa Hotel Long Service Dinner. (Express News Summer)
1973 Recent appointments including Keith Airey, Jack Evans, Jim Hodges and Derrick Hornby. (Express News Summer)
1973 Profile of Eric Robarts, former Express Chairman. (Express News Summer)
1973 Profile of Eric Robarts, former Express Chairman. (Express News Summer)
1973 Profile of Eric Robarts, former Express Chairman. (Express News Summer)
1973 Eric Robarts receives a cut glass decanter from Tony Swallow. (Express News Summer)
1973 Eric Robarts reminisces about his 31 years with Express and 48 years in the milk trade. (Express News Spring)
1973 Eric Robarts reminisces about his 31 years with Express and 48 years in the milk trade. (Express News Spring)
1973 John Travers Clarke at a Long Service Dinner. (Express News Spring)
1973 'Mac' McNair briefing the stewards. (Express News Spring)
1973 Steve Lorton with Shops Director Gwyn Connolly. Hilary Mccluskey/Bowyer comments "Steve Lorton was one of my first bosses at Ruislip, who I had great respect for. He was a lovely gentleman, always ready to listen and give you his time and support. He was the first Senior Manager I met who actually supported the fact that WOMEN receive the Title of Manager instead of Supervisor when carrying out very responsible jobs.He assisted in my fight for my position to be re-graded to Express Dairy Payroll Manager, later to became Express Foods Group Payroll Manager." (Express News Autumn)
1973 Charles Lamont (Industrial Sales Director) presents Eric Robarts. (Express News Autumn)
