1905 Hodges Dairy at the junction of Banstead High Street and a very narrow Sutton Lane (ahead) The lane on the left of the dairy was Salisbury Court, better known today as Salisbury Road, though the entrance was blocked off and rerouted around the 1960s when much of this area was demolished. Hodges dairy's horse drawn milk floats were stabled near the Woolpack pub. The War Memorial was originally erected on the triangular area where the signpost is shown on this card and unveiled on the 5th June 1921. It was moved in September 1996. (Courtesy David Isted, bansteadvillage.com)
1905 "Eastern end of Banstead High Street, from the top of Sutton Lane towards Park Road." Hodges Dairy would later occupy this site. (Courtesy David Isted, nsteadvillage.com)
1920s Banstead War Memorial looking north, with Hodges Dairy in the background. Gillian Higgins comments "My grandad worked as the milkman at Hodges. He kept his horse and carT there." (Courtesy Peter Harp, Banstead, Nork & Tattenhams News FB Group)
1944 Memories by Tom Slaughter "I was born in Epsom General Hospital in November 1936. My parents, Tom and Elsie Slaughter moved from Manor Park, East Ham in 1934; when I was born they moved to St Leonards Road, Tattenham Corner. My father joined Hodges Dairy in Banstead Village and became a milkman until he was called-up for the RAF in 1941." Clive Bloxham comments "Hodges Dairy, with a shop on the corner of Sutton Lane, was the main dairy in Banstead. Our milk was delivered by horse drawing a four wheeled rubber tyred milk float." (Courtesy Tom Slaughter, BHRG collection)
1950s? The Dairy and the Slaughter House at the eastern end of the High Street. "From 1871 to 1907, John Songhurst, bootmaker, occupied the house on the left of this picture, which later became Hodges Dairy. There was a butcher's shop on the corner of Sutton Lane in 1839, with a slaughterhouse behind. Henry Haydon worked there from 1862 and Henry Parker, whose name appears over the shop doorway, from 1918 until he moved to premises further down the High Street. Hodges then also took over the corner plot." (Courtesy https://www.bansteadhistory.com/)
1951 Michael Funnell comments "Hodges dairy in the background, supplier of much local milk including the village school, delivered by horse and cart. "(Courtesy Tony Goring, Bansteadvillage.com)
1951 Michael Funnell comments "Hodges dairy in the background, supplier of much local milk including the village school, delivered by horse and cart. " The gardens of The Well House were demolished around 1964, Hodges Dairy went at the same time, along with the horse-drawn milk carts.(Courtesy Tony Goring, Bansteadvillage.com)
1962 Jim Hodges appointed as General Manager, Dairy Shops after the family business F & E Hodges was acquired in 1954. Amanda Price comments "Hodges Dairy was my uncle's business, my maiden name is Hodges. I believe it was founded in 1907 and taken over by Express Dairy with both my uncle Jim and cousin Mike taking senior positions" (Express News Christmas)
1979 Jim Hodges receives his 30 year award from John Travers Clarke. (Express News Summer)
