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Independent Wholesale Dairies' Harrow Road Depot can be seen at 5:30 to 5:50 in this Classic Vehicle Channel video, which features the Thornycroft 'Sturdy' 5/6-ton, 4-cylinder diesel truck.
1913 A.W. Gurden Advertisement. Paul M Hayes comments "Gurden's was a fixture in Ladywood for many years selling milk, eggs and butter. Their offices were at 67 and 69 Marroway Street and also at 67 St Martin's Street." Nick Gurden adds "That was my Grandfather Arthur Gurden and his father before him. My Grandfather later acquired Minsterley Creameries. Peter Roper explains "Mr Gurden went on to head Independent Dairies, which was then acquired by Express." (Courtesy Paul M Hayes)
1920's? Dorrington Station, Shropshire collecting milk churns for Rossmore Road, Independent Milk Supplies (Courtesy Colin Middleton)
1923 Minsterley. Simon Alexander comments "A little piece of bygone Minsterley" (Courtesy Simon Alexander, Pontesbury past and present FB Group)
1934 Advertisement, Bladen Dairies, Milborne St Andrew's London Offices. IMS bought Bladen Dairies in 1941, and then sold to Express Dairy in 1952. (Courtesy Carol, Flickr, from St Pancras Past and Present, Seventh Edition)
1936 Independent Wholesale Dairies, Harrow Road bottling centre (Stills from Thornycroft promotional video, courtesy Classic Vehicle Channel, YouTube)
1936 Independent Wholesale Dairies, Harrow Road bottling centre had a fleet of Thornycroft 'Sturdy' 5/6 ton diesel lorries. (Stills from Thornycroft promotional video, courtesy Classic Vehicle Channel, YouTube)
1936 Independent Wholesale Dairies, Harrow Road bottling centre had a fleet of Thornycroft 'Sturdy' 5/6 ton diesel lorries. (Stills from Thornycroft promotional video, courtesy Classic Vehicle Channel, YouTube)
1948 Rossmore Road. Bulleid Light Pacific entering Marylebone, with milk tankers at Rossmore Road (Independent Dairies) in the background. Matthew Pinto comments "I think this was taken during the Exchange trials in 1948. Bulleid Pacifics were not a common sight at Marylebone." (Courtesy https://www.geograph.org.uk/more.php?id=2650927)
1949 Aerial view showing location of IMS, Harrow Road. (National Library of Scotland)
1950s IMS workers believed to be at Harrow Road. Alan Snellings comments "My dad Joe Snellings, with the hat on. I believe that's where he first went to work on the milk, when I was about 6 or 7 he took me to the Harrow Road site. He then went into Rossmore Road, then it all went to Cricklewood (was then Golden Seal), then Marshals Dairy came from what became Bloomsbury Depot into Cricklewood, then that all moved into Nine Elms. The Harrow Road site was on the bend coming out of Edgware Road, and was demolished during building of the Westway flyover." (Courtesy Alan Snellings)
1950's? IMS Foden 8-wheel milk tanke MXV 215 (Courtesy Thelonious Monk0
1950's Bladen Dairies tanker KGW 157, new in 1949. "Foden produced a very pleasing cab in the early post-second war period as seen in this view of a smart "FG" hauling a tandem axle milk tank. The running gear for the trailer was produced by Dysons and the single tyres on the tank look most impressive" (Courtesy Don Reid, Flickr, CAL Wright Collection)
1950's? Minsterley. Daimler Truck - Wathes, Cattell and Gurden Ltd (Courtesy Derek Evans, Pontesbury past and present FB Group)
1950's Wacaden Advertisement by Wathes, Cattell & Gurden Ltd, dairymen, of Nova Scotia Street, Aston, Birmingham. Mark Hudson points out that Nova Scotia Street (no longer exists) was in Aston, and in the AST (Aston Cross) telephone exchange area. (Courtesy Birmingham Libraries)
1950's cream carton from Wathes, Cattell & Gurden Ltd. Nova Scotia Street no longer exists. (Courtesy Mark Hudson)
1952 Map showing the location of the Independent Milk Supplies depot at Rossmore Road (National Maps of Scotland)
1953 map showing location of IMS, Harrow Road. (National Library of Scotland)
1959 Independent Dairies joins Express (Express News October)
1959 Independent Dairies joins Express (Express News October)
1959 Independent Dairies joins Express (Express News October)
1959 Independent Dairies joins Express (Express News October)
1959 Independent Dairies Birmingham HQ
1959 Independent Dairies Sanquhar Creamery
1959 Independent Dairies London Headquarters, Rossmore Road, Marylebone
1959 Independent Dairies Holywood Creamery, Dumfries
1959 International Visitors to Express sites at Cricklewood, South Morden, Northolt and Harrow Road (IMS)
1961 Mr F. Robinson is now Director of Wholesale Sales, having joined from Independent Dairies in 1959. (Express News Autumn)
1961 Long Service Dinner at The Connaught Rooms, WC2-Mr A.A. Woodward (Cricklewood), Miss Ella Parkinson (Chief Office) and Miss E.M. Davies (Independent Wholesale Dairies). (LSA Annual Review)
1961 Long Service Dinner at The Connaught Rooms, WC2- Mr H. Barford (Chief Office) and Mrs E.L. Jackson (Independent Wholesale Dairies). (LSA Annual Review)
1962 map showing location of IMS, Harrow Road. (National Library of Scotland)
1969 Obituary of Frank Robinson, ex IMS and Robinson's Dairies at South Harrow, and later Director of Independent Wholesale Dairies. (Express News Autumn)
1968 map showing previous location of IMS, Harrow Road after demolition for the flyover. (National Library of Scotland)
1970's IMS tank at South Morden dairy rail siding. Matthew Pinto comments "GWR Diagram 056 in post-nationalisation IMS livery".
1970 Ex IMS and Cricklewood George Nelson retires from his post at Tavistock Place. (Express News Spring)
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1995 Pat Rose retires after 45 years as Quick Service driver, from IMS, Cricklewood, Rickmansworth, Nine Elms and South Ruislip Depots. (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
