1968 Planning the new creamery at Honiton
1965 Honiton Creamery Laboratory shortly after opening. Sue West comments "Hilary Knight is in the far right of the picture, she married Gerald Knight." (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1968 Mick Willan, Chief Electrician from A Photographic Record of the Construction of the Creamery (Courtesy Allhallows Museum, Honiton)
1969 Honiton Creamery opened in May. (Express News Summer)
1969 Honiton Creamery
1969 Honiton Creamery
1969 Honiton Creamery
1969 Honiton Creamery
1969 Christine Richards commented in 2023 "I remember the good old days in the egg packing station at Honiton. One still clear in my memory-we did consignments of huge double yokers. They were all on trays on metal shelving, thousands of them. There was an awful creaking noise and in slow motion the shelving collapsed-egg everywhere! I remember it vividly-we were there till late cleaning it up. I was covered in wet egg, by the time I got home, 3 miles away on my pushbike, my clothes were rigid! It was great times, so much camaraderie, my neighbours at Combe Raleigh also worked at Express: Dick and Midge Loftus, they got me the job there when I left school at 16 in 1969. Dick was an egg lorry driver, Midge went on from eggs to butter, sadly both are gone now."
1969 Honiton Creamery
1969 Honiton Creamery
1969 Mrs Helen Hellier at Honiton
1969 Honiton Creamery (Express News Christmas)
1969 Honiton Creamery, with John Cunningham and John Champion. (Express News Christmas)
1969 Honiton Creamery, with Bert Collett and Ken Milton . Christopher Ian Challis remembers "I cut my finger on the butter slicer and ended up in Honiton hospital with stitches in my finger. Still see the scar today." (Express News Christmas)
1969 Honiton Creamery, with Jack Chown, Linda Thatcher, Jack and Peggy Staniforth, Brenda and Denis Selway . (Express News Christmas)
1969 Honiton Creamery egg packing department, with Lionel Clist, Ray Berry and Margery Sinclair. (Express News Christmas)
1969 Honiton Creamery, with Villy Andreasen, Adam McCartney and Norman Love. (Express News Christmas)
1969 Honiton Creamery, with Geoffrey Escott looking after the effluent plant. (Express News Christmas)
1969 Honiton Creamery, with Fred Wilmington. (Express News Christmas)
1969 Honiton Creamery Egg Department. (Express News Christmas)
1969 Honiton Creamery, with Bill Thatcher. (Express News Christmas)
1969 Honiton Creamery, with Roger Sainsbury. (Express News Christmas)
1969 Honiton Creamery, with Alan Jeffreys and Dorothy Bough. (Express News Christmas)
1969 Honiton Creamery, with Joe McNulty and his wife Kitty. (Express News Christmas)
1969 Honiton Creamery, with Robert Smith and Brian Salter. (Express News Christmas)
1969 Honiton Creamery Laboratory, with Alyn Bevan, Mike Chatfield, Margaret Crabb, Dorothy Bough, Ivor Brock and Hilary Ellis. (Express News Christmas)
1969 Honiton. Debbie New comments "This is a photo taken at the Turks Head in Honiton. I am the girl on the far right of the picture holding onto my younger brother David Thatcher. It was probably around 1969. Anne Langfield adds "I think me and Alan are on opposite side from you". Note: Keith Sweetland commented "Whitford village hall".
1970 Honiton Manager Adam McCartney gives MMB members a guided tour, with Eric Robarts and George Laverick (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1970 Appleby struggle with the cold winter, and June Lockwood (Architect Austin Lockwood's wife) laments her husband's absence during construction of Honiton Creamery. Meanwhile Lionel Clist retires from Honiton Egg Dept. (Express News Spring)
1970 Royal Dairy Show awards. (Express News Christmas)
1972 C. Beacon (Sidmouth), Miss D. Rookes (Lapford), D. Selway (Honiton), Eric Robarts, C. Lazarus (Tiverton), Dick Jordan and J. Etheridge (Exhibition Way) at Exeter Merit and Service Dinner.(Express News Summer)
1973 Reg Mullord, Honiton
1973 Honiton Creamery from the air
1973 Long Service Presentations at Exeter, with staff from Axminster, Budleigh Salterton, Crediton, Honiton and Hammett's
1973 Long Service Presentations at Exeter
1974 Honiton-Express Dairy's Swinging Casino entry in the Carnival. (Courtesy Christopher Ian Challis)
1975 Honiton Long Service reunion, strangely held in the milk reception bay!
1976 Honiton Creamery childrens party
1976 Honiton milk supply in time of drought
1976 Honiton milk supply in time of drought
1976 Honiton milk supply in time of drought
1976 Honiton milk supply in time of drought - Walt Foxwell, tanker driver
1977 'Ode to Christmas Cream' written by Bill Wilson, Factory Engineer at Honiton (In the style of Pam Ayres).
1977 Syd Horrell discusses Honiton Creamery expansion plans with Peter Emery, local MP.
1978 30,000 gallon whey/ skimmed milk silo installed at Honiton
1980 Honiton Football Team
1981 Honiton Creameries Shield
1981 A day in the life of Devon
1981 Ann Wood, Honiton
1981 Maurice Budd – Honiton
1982 Press Visits to Honiton, Crediton & North Tawton p30
1982 Christmas Cream challenges: Minsterley, Honiton p7
1982 Christmas Cream - Staplemead, Honiton p8-9
1982 Christmas Cream preparation at Honiton (Derek Ostler)
1982 Christmas Cream preparation at Honiton (Derek Ostler)
1982 Winter snow all around the UK
1982 Winter snow all around the UK
1982 Winter snow all around the UK
1982 'Remember That Weather in winter 1981/2. Features Crediton, Honiton and Ruyton. (Express News April)
1982 Express Western takes part in the Youth Opportunity Programme at Exmouth, Axminster, Exeter and Honiton. (Express News April)
1982 Express Western takes part in the Youth Opportunity Programme at Exmouth, Axminster, Exeter and Honiton. (Express News April)
1982 Express Western takes part in the Youth Opportunity Programme at Exmouth, Axminster, Exeter and Honiton. (Express News April)
1982 Express Western takes part in the Youth Opportunity Programme at Exmouth, Axminster, Exeter and Honiton. (Express News April)
1982 Honiton (Judith Fowler)
1983 Honiton Drivers: Gordon Hunt, Stan Welch, Sid Maunder, Jack McCormick, Gordon Stapleforth, Roy Jarvis, Gordon Preston, Rob Hawker, Tom Fouracre. James Ayres comments "Also featuring in blue to the right of the picture a Seddon Atkinson 200 series tanker. This series was smaller than previous Seddons and was introduced 1976. It was voted Truck of the Year in 1977. The other vehicle furthest from the camera could easily be an SA as well. The wording on the nearest lorry, hidden by our smiling workers, could spell 'LEYLAND'. (Possibly a Blueline from the early 1970s)." (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1983 Jack McCormack, driver at Seaton Junction and Honiton. (Courtesy John Pearce, his nephew)
1983 Reg Seddon Atkinson A32 JLH at Honiton. Mark Packer Burns comments "Honiton to Staplemead flyer!" (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1983 Express Catering Foods launches 'Butterette', packed at Honiton
1984 Drought and how it affected Crediton, Honiton and North Tawton
1984 Drought and how it affected Crediton, Honiton and North Tawton
1985 Transport Routes
1980's (Courtesy Allhallows Museum, Honiton)
1986 Sid Horrell (factory manager) and John Diamond (Bulk Tanker driver) retire after 47 and 50 years service
1986 Top Cheese awards at Nantwich for Honiton, North Tawton at Devon County Show, Priestdykes cheddar at the Royal Highland Show and Leicester Cheese at Leicester County show. Didcot won an award at Newbury show for its mini-milk float.
1986 Butter awards at Nantwich (Courtesy Allhallows Museum, Honiton)
1987 Honiton-five tonnes/ hour buttter churning. Graduate Recruitment Brochure 'A New Perspective' (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1988 Honiton Vehicle Wash (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1988 Honiton Vehicle Wash (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1988 Honiton Tanker (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1988 Butter Packing ? Honiton (from slides)
1989 Investments in new technology for effluent treatment explained, at Honiton, Minsterley, Lockerbie, Milborne and Carbery
1989 Offer letter for Assistant QA Manager at Honiton, reporting to Tony Moxon, QA Manager. (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1990's? Deborah Stamp comments "Jack McCormack such a lovely, gentle gentleman". John Pearce adds "My uncle Jack McCormack" (Courtesy Keith Sweetland)
1990 Honiton's 21st Birthday, 21 years after opening. Anne Langfield comments "My dad on here-Ken Edwards"
1990 Honiton 21st Birthday
1990, April 19th-specially invited guests who had been at Honiton Creamery for 21 years - Factory Engineer Bill Wilson, Driver Alan Jeffrey, Chief Electrician Mick Willan, Drivers Ted Jenions and Ray Quick, Buttermaker Maurice Budd, Systems Manager Dot Letten, Electrician Frank Swan, Mayoress Edna Walker, Driver Ray Pavey, Mayor Robert Walker, Fitter Richard Gillingham, Office Clerk Sue Pavey, Milk Receptionist Barrie Hooper, Driver Mike Sansom, Boilermen Ken Edwards and Derek Ostler and Driver Don Hansford Angela Willan comments "My Dad is Mick Willan, he is 84 now and still doing a bit of electrical work for farms in Devon! Sadly Maurice Budd died a few years ago now." (Courtesy Don Hansford-Keith Sweetland)
1990, April 19th-specially invited guests - list of names. Bert Moon comments "My uncle was shop steward, Paul Verschoren"
1990 Honiton's dryer roof now renewed, after the damage on the great storm of 25th January. Adrian Wilson comments "I remember the roof coming off as we ended up with the insulation they were removing and had the warmest house going!!"
1990 Honiton staff from Ottery Moor Lane Lins Marie comments "Thanks for sharing this. Always hope to see my grandad in some of these pictures and finally have 🙂 He passed away a couple years ago", Mike Morel comments "Wow that was a long time ago, but nice to see. I am last on the right, although the beard is nowhere near as red nowadays!" (Courtesy Allhallows Museum)
1990 Jerry Humphrey repairs colleague Tony Arnold's car with Long Service Tie
1990 Express Foods News (Courtesy Allhallows Museum, Honiton)
1990 Honiton Butter Prize money donated to local chaarity-Express Foods News, Issue 3
1990 Honiton staff list from previous photo (Courtesy Allhallows Museum)
1990 Honiton-Introduction of smoking policy, with segregation of canteen areas. (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1990 Honiton-Introduction of smoking policy, with segregation of canteen areas. (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1990 Honiton Introductory Leaflet. (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1990 Honiton Introductory Leaflet. (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1990 Honiton 'Xmas' celebration. Soo comments "Because we were always so busy with Christmas cream and butter, we always had our 'Xmas Do' in January, here at the Honiton Motel, who kept the decorations up. I am on the left, looking at the camera, on my right is Jane (a temp who helped with BS5750 document preparation). Opposite me is Anne Seward, Personnel Officer. Photo taken by Paula Boult, nee Stanton" (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1990 Honiton 'Xmas' celebration. Anne Seward. (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1991 Honiton-the late Graham Luxton, Assistant QA Manager. (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1991 Soo comments "Honiton Show Battlebus, with Peter Rose (Factory Manager), Anne Seward (Personnel Officer) and Tony Moxon (QA Manager)". (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1991 Soo comments "Honiton Show Battlebus, Anne Seward (Personnel Officer)". (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1991 Honiton Show-Black Diamond Trophy. (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1991 Honiton Show-Black Diamond Trophy. (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1991 Honiton-Anne Seward (Personnel Officer) and Soo Rose-Cook (Assistant QA Manager) on her last day at Honiton. (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1991 Honiton-Soo comments "Somewhat rude icicle 'present' from the fork lift boys-'Jumbo', Soo, Dave Lapping and Brian Salter" (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1991 Honiton- Soo comments "Railway Inn in September, my last day at Honiton, with Donal Cronin (Butter Production Manager), Andrew Meecham 'Wish/Fish' (Lab), Sue Pavey (Lab), Soo, Paul Dimond 'Neb' (Production Supervisor)." (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1990/91 Don Hansford receiving his 35 year service award, Brian Salter on the right. (Courtesy Don Hansford-Keith Sweetland)
1991 Martin Fowler from Honiton Coldstream wins the Driver of the Year Competition. Martin Fowler comments "My claim to fame". Bert Moon adds "Nick Hooper-nice guy good transport manager"
1991 Peter Rose with effluent sample, at Honiton. (Corporate Video)
1991 Long service dinner for North Tawton and Honiton, includng retirement of Derek Ostler and Tony Moxon.
1991 Closure announcement in local paper (Courtesy Allhallows Museum, Honiton)
1991 continuation of story from previous
1992 (Courtesy Bill Wilson)
Wendy Hawker comments "I think is our last day of work, 3rd or 5th January, Toby Moxan at the front, Mike Murphy with beer in his hand, Pete Toogood just to the right of him. " (Courtesy Bill Wilson)
1991 Dave Ferry, Mark Hutchinson at Honiton prior to closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Sheila Webber and Peta Wakeham at Honiton prior to closure. James Ayres comments "The two tractor units are Seddon Atkinsons from the 1970's. It won 'Truck of the Year' in 1977. During the 1980s the Company changed hands a number of times before ceasing production in 2006." (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Mark Hutchinson at Honiton prior to closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker
1991 Honiton powder room prior to closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Andy Meecham, Derek Carter and Graham Luxton at Honiton prior to closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Dave Ferry & Derek Carter at Honiton prior to closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Butter packing with Peta Wakeham at Honiton prior to closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Chris at Honiton prior to closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Dave Keywood at Honiton prior to closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Dave Ferry at Honiton prior to closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Jenny Richards comments "That's Gerald Clark, my Dad" Honiton prior to closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure, Hazel Stapleforth (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure, Hazel Stapleforth (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure, Karen Hayes and Sheila Webber (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure, Peta Wakeham (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure, Sheila Webber, Peta Wakeham... (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure, Sheila Webber (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure, Steve Gerry, Steve Lapping... (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Tony Moxam, Peter, Kissagram with Donal Cronin on his birthday in January, at Exeter (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Donal Cronin with Kissagram on his birthday in January, at Exeter (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Kissagram and Donal Cronin, and Andy Rose in January, at Exeter (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Mike Toogood and Kissagram with Donal Cronin on his birthday in January, at Exeter (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure, Steve Gerry (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure, Steve Lapping about to get a dunking! (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure, Wendy Williams (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton Pasteurising Floor with Wendy Williams, Andy Meecham and Frank Swan (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Wendy Williams and Mark Hutchinson prior to the site closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Wendy Williams prior to the site closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure, Control Panel with Chris Prettyjohn (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure, Powder store (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure, Powder Room (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1991 Honiton prior to closure (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1992 Honiton Closure, from Express Foods News December 1991
1992 Milk Reception at closure (Courtesy Bill Wilson)
1992 Honiton Creamery just before closure (Courtesy Bill Wilson)
1992 Honiton Creamery just before closure (Courtesy Bill Wilson)
1992 Factory View showing effluent plant fed through thrust bore duct under Honiton bypass (Courtesy Bill Wilson)
1992 Factory view also showing town effluent plant (Courtesy Bill Wilson)
1992 Block Butter 40 lb Extruder and Packer, Maurice Budd in the background (Courtesy Bill Wilson)
1992 stacking butter boxes (Courtesy Bill Wilson)
1997 Reg Leyland 220. "Framed photo saved from the skip when Express Honiton closed." Phillip Budd comments "I worked for Express Dairy as well, starting with Crediton, then Honiton, North Tawton and Exeter where in the last days 110 of us were made redundant. Whilst at North Tawton we never took milk in for the first six months, and it was hoped to turn 180,000 gallons of milk into cheese per day. Charles Dale adds "I worked in the lab at North Tawton. One of my jobs was sampling the tankers." (Courtesy Richard Salisbury, Devon Hauliers FB Group)
1999 Honiton garage owner Colin Podsialdo creates 100mph milk float! (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
2000 Staplemead Distribution gain business from Milk Link's Westbury depot following the closure of that site and Express Honiton. (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
2022 'The Rise & Fall of Honiton's Express Dairies Factory', written by Margaret Lewis, Curator of Honiton Museum, originally published in the Midweek Herald, 10th February 2022.
2023 April - Creamery site now a new housing estate
2023 April - Creamery site now a new housing estate
2023 April - Creamery site now a new housing estate
