1890's College Farm advert for 'humanised milk". By Appointment to Queen Victoria (died 1901). (Courtesy Express Dairy Memories FB Group)
1890's? (from college-farm.co.uk Instagramture)
1890's? College Farm, Finchley (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1890's? College Farm, Finchley (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1890's? College Farm, Finchley (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1890's? College Farm, Finchley (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1890's? College Farm, Finchley (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1890's? College Farm, Finchley (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1890's? College Farm, Finchley (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1890's ? College Farm (Courtesy Margaret Kitsiou and Michael Aldread )
1890's College Farm Finchley
1890's College Farm, Finchley - Illustration from 'Milk for the millions'
1893 College Farm Dairy - Illustration from 'Milk for the millions'
1893 College Farm Stack Yard- Illustration from 'Milk for the millions'
1900's ? Alphabetical List of dairies in London selling 'Tuberculin Tested, Jersey and Nursery Milks from its own farms' (Courtesy Dave Fane)
(Courtesy Paul Luke)
1900's - Illustration from 'Milk for the millions'
1900's ? Milk Promotion Advertisement (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1900's ? College Farm. Rob Shepherd comments "My Dad lived at Kensit Memorial College back in the 1920's, just over on Hendon Lane so the farm etc. was his play area as a kid. Then my Uncle Les “Nobby” Rutherford was a milkman out of the Express Dairy depot that was on the farm at the time. I loved going there when out and about, Mrs Greenway used to take me and David on long walks to there and the 'Naked Lady' statue (I was always disappointed)."
1900's? College Farm/ Frith Manor Farm, Suffolk Punch Team. Elisabeth Torry comments "My Dad, Syd Whatling, worked at College Farm sometimes. He was a farrier based at Frith Manor Farm where we lived from around 1947. There were two horses who lived on the farm. Taffy who looked similar to the ones here and Babs (Ashfield Sensation); they both went to various shows. When there were no longer any horses he worked in the yard at Hendon Quadrant, in the late 50's. I used to pop in on the way home from Kilburn Polytechnic and ask him if I could go out that night, then say to my Mum 'Dad said I could go out'. After that he worked at Tithe Farm. He was a lovely man and great father". (Courtesy Paul Smith)
College Farm, Finchley - Illustrations from 'Milk for the millions'
1880's Clotted Cream Jars, College Farm (Courtesy Mark Hudson)
College Farm, Finchley
1910's? Snowy milk round from College Farm. (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1923 Advertisement believed to be used in Finchley - Illustration from 'Milk for the millions'
1920's? Tea cup and saucer, College Farm. (Courtesy Paul Smith)
Bone china cup used at the coffee house and restaurant at Express Dairy's model farm dairy 'College Farm Finchley' North London. (Courtesy Mark Hudson, Real Diggers FB Group)
1920's Milkmaids at College Farm (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1920 College Farm. Mr Nell, just back from the trenches, installed this American bottling machine — a Davis-Watkins — one of the first in the country and manufactured under licence by Arthur G. Enoch. (1960 Picture Set from Express News Christmas edition)
1930 Memories of College Farm. (Express News Autumn 1978)
1921 College Farm. Mavis, one of the Land Army girls who soldiered on at College Farm after the war. (1960 Picture Set from Express News Christmas edition)
1922 College Farm. Grade A milk produced and farm bottled at Finchley. The neck of the bottle was first sealed with a cardboard disc and then an over-lapping paper cap was crimped on top. (1960 Picture Set from Express News Christmas edition)
1924 College Farm (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1925 First seen at the Commercial Motor Show held at Olympia in 1925, Super Sentinel six-tonner no 6029 became Express fleet no 3, YL 29. During its seven-year stay, the recorded expenditure on renovations and repainting amounted to £48, with an engine and chassis overhaul on the second major ‘docking’ in March 1932, recorded at £23 3s 8d. It was traded into Leyland Motors eight months later, realising £30, and it would appear from surviving records that it enjoyed quite a long second life in the Liverpool area. (Courtesy The Express Dairy Motorised Fleet, Allan Bedford, Heritage Machines)
1925 Grooming cows at College Farm (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1928 Milking at College Farm (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1928 Milking at College Farm (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1928 Weighing and recording of milk yields at College Farm (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1928 East Cow Standings at College Farm. Annotation on back of print says "Could you lighten this, particularly the roof, and remove the pail from the left hand side?"(Courtesy Paul Smith)
1929 College Farm, Hampstead Official Guide (Courtesy Mikeyashworth-flickr)
1929 College Farm, Hampstead Official Guide (Courtesy Mikeyashworth-flickr)
1930 College Farm playground (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1940 College Farm (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1950's College Farms Firsts 1883- Mid 20th Century (from college.farm-co.uk profile picture)
1952 'The Express Dairy' Booklet
1954 College Farm Tea Garden. (Express Salesman's Manual Fourth Edition)
1954 College Farm, Finchley. (Express Salesman's Manual Fourth Edition)
1956 Festival of Britain featured Ayrshire calves from College Farm, tended by Harry Woods. (Express News September)
1956 College Farm cow 'Express Viola X' held by dairymaid Phyllis Westgate. (Express News September)
1956 Ayrshires from College Farm enjoy a peaceful graze in the Festival Gardens at Battersea
1958 American George Murray on his College Farm milk round. (Express News September)
1959 the Mayor and Mayoress of Finchley visit College Farm. (Express News October)
1960's Aerial view of College Farm (Courtesy Brian Wastell)
1967 Anne Malone, who usually demonstrates at College Farm, Finchley, with children from Whitehall Infants School in Uxbridge
1967 Anne Malone, who usually demonstrates at College Farm, Finchley, with children from Whitehall Infants School in Uxbridge
1968 Joe Major, ex College Farm and Muswell Hill celebrates his Golden Wedding wih his wife. (Express News Summer)
1970 College Farm museum as backdrop for fashion photography by John Cole, commssioned by Country Life
College Farm, Horse-drawn float. (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
College Farm Margaret Kitsiou comments "No date on this photo, but when I worked there from 1963 to 1969 they were let out every spring to spend the summer in the field." (Courtesy Margaret Kitsiou)
1974 College Farm sold
1983 College Farm Finchley celebrates its centenary.
1990 Time Box buried at College Farm, Richard Monk in the background (1990 April Tops Magazine)
2001 'Flashback' article from February Express News, featuring College Farm. (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
2001 'Flashback' article from June Express News. (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1966 Peggy Fischer remembers her time as milkmaid at College farm from 1922 to 1952 (Express News Autumn & Christmas)
1969 Charles Thompson leaves Express after 23 years, after working at College Farm and then Sheffield as Yorkshire Area Director. Pictured in the centre, with Denis Bell and Tony Gardiner. (Express News Christmas)
1970 William and Nilla Wilson celebrate their Golden Wedding, after retiring from College Farm. (Express News Spring)
1973 College Farm photoshoot. (Express News Autumn)
1975 John Travers Clarke announces the sale of College Farm in Finchley, acquisition of Hunt's Dairies of Sherborne, and a bakery business in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. (Express News Spring)
2020's College Farm (Courtesy College Farm website)
2020's College Farm (Courtesy College Farm website)
2022 College Farm (Courtesy College Farm FB)
2022 College Farm (Courtesy College Farm FB)
2024 History and Timeline of College Farm (Express Dairy Tales)
2024 History and Timeline of College Farm (Express Dairy Tales)
2024 History and Timeline of College Farm (Express Dairy Tales)
2024 History and Timeline of College Farm (Express Dairy Tales)
2024 History and Timeline of College Farm (Express Dairy Tales)
2024 History and Timeline of College Farm (Express Dairy Tales)
2024 History and Timeline of College Farm (Express Dairy Tales)
2024 History and Timeline of College Farm (Express Dairy Tales)
2024 History and Timeline of College Farm (Express Dairy Tales)
