Minsterley Creamery. Christine Davies comments "Second on left, back row is Robert Adams. His brother Fred also worked there; Sam Adams, another brother, was signalman at Hanwood /Hookagate. A lovely family, Robert was married to my Grandmother."(Courtesy Joe Lyons)
Minsterley Staff. Maria Tudor comments "My Aunt Margaret Waters, back right." Monica Corfield adds "Jean Yapp (Broome) & Marjory Smith (Hamer) sitting at the front." Clive Mansell mentions Ann Davies, top left. (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1950's Minsterley. Patrick Taylor comments "The canning room, tins feeding the machine from above, filled either with condensed milk or cream then taken onto the sterilisers to be heat treated (UHT). The lady on the left may be Gwen Beamond but not sure, I can remember my mother operating this very machine." Kenneth Carswell added "I think it would be late 50's. I worked on the sterilisers with my mate Role and George-it was Carnation Milk, not condensed...the machine was the filling machine." (Joe Lyons Collection)
1950's "Now Cottage Cheese in background" Shirley Rowson says "That’s got to be my Dad, Bill Childs". (Joe Lyons Collection)
1950 "George Chester" Derek Pugh adds "George then became a tanker driver, not sure if he was on the churn lorries first as when I started driving at the creamery, middle 70's, George was on tankers-great bloke easy to get on with." (Joe Lyons Collection)
1950's "Barbara Chesters, Ivy Lionel" Ben Samuels comments "The lady on the left is Ivy Andrews." (Joe Lyons Collection)
1950's Minsterley Creamery-"Ladies in dinner hour, Lady on right is Mrs Wynne Dyas" Monica Corfield identifies the lady on the left as Val Smith [married Wilfred Evans]. Marlene Hawkins adds "Auntie Wyn married Harold Dyas in the seventies I think 🤔" (Joe Lyons Collection)
1953 Minsterley. Joe Lyons scribbled "Bill, Marj, Jean" on the back. Sharon Mitton comments "I think the second lady in from the right is Marg Delves? I think I remember Mum saying she worked in the lab." Margaret Davies confirms "L to R Joyce Wynne , Marge Delves, and Jean Broome". Monica Corfield adds "Marg and Jean are sisters, photo taken at the corner of the track to Stapeley, off to the left." Olive Booth confirms the man is Bill Lewis, from Druid's Castle. (Joe Lyons Collection)
1953 "Jack Socket and ?" Monica Corfield adds "Jenny Broadhurst nee Challinor" (Joe Lyons Collection)
1953 Monica Corfield and Jackie Bebb recognise Doreen (Dody) Bailey, nee Jones. (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1953 Len Bailey, Kathryn Purlow and Harry Evans between them identify L-R Ken Trentham, Stan Hordley and Albert Purslow. (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1953 (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1953 (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1953 Ben Samuels comments "That's a very young Ken Trentham on the right." (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1953 Minsterley Cheese Room beauty - Ben Samuels identifies Doreen Bailey nee Jones. (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1953 "Charlotte Ellis, Ann Davies, Della Pugh, ?, Jean Yapp, Mrs Rowsell, Mary Purslow, Doreen Bailey" (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1953 Minsterley, colourised. Norman Waters, Christine Fisher, Terry Butler, Monica Corfield and Patricia Purslow identify, Back row L-R: Charlotte Watkin/ Ellis, Jean Broome/ Yapp, Mary Rowson/ Purslow, Sheila Challinor/ Watkin, Sybil Browning/ Webster, Doreen Jones/Bailey. Front row L-R: Margaret Pugh, Ann Goddard, Margaret Titley/ Evans, Irene Purslow/ Evans.
1953 "Ken Trentham" (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1960's? Joe Lyons at work (Joe Lyons Collection)
"Gerda" (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1960's? "Outside fitters-R Lakelin (L), Harold Betton, Dave Cullis, Arthur Britton" Lavinia Morgan comments "My Dad Rollie Lakelin❤️ on the far right. Dave Cullis standing over them. (Joe Lyons Collection)
1960 Len Bailey identifies Jack Smith and Albert Purslow. (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1960 (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
(Courtesy Joe Lyons)
"Sunbathers" (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
"Gerda, Jenny, ??". Monica Corfield identifies second from left: Jenny Broadhurst, nee Challinor. Wendy Hughesadds "My Nan, Edie Philpott" on the other side. (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
"Mollie Watts, Mrs Swain, ?? Yapp" Jackie Bebb suggests "I think the lady on the right may be Winny Andrews, nee Williams. May be Marg (Delves, nee Yapp) in the middle" (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
(Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1961 Cigarette Case presented to R.T. Jones, Minsterley after 26 years service
1961 Cigarette Case presented to R.T. Jones, Minsterley after 26 years service. Mike Challinor comments "I worked with Tom in the fitter’s shop for the 7 years I was there-a great chap who I had a lot of respect for. I vividly remember the day I got the phone call in the Canning Line office asking if I still wanted to join Shropshire Fire Brigade. I had a few reservations but sat down with Tom in the workshop and talked it through. I took his advice and handed in my notice that afternoon. He helped me weigh up the pros and cons - always be grateful." Clare Bennett provided these photos on behalf of Ben Samuels and Brian Bennett, Tom's nephews.
1963 "Mrs Irene? Noel" (Joe Lyons Collection)
1965 Ken Trentham, Chief Electrician at Minsterley, does stage lighting for the Worthen Players. (April Express News)
1967 Minsterley, Ruyton and Whittington staff at Shrewsbury Long Service Dinner. (Express News Summer)
1970's? Joe Lyons at work, with Alan Roberts? (Joe Lyons Collection)
1972 Gortdon Ruff, topping up his artic with liquid Nitrogen
Joe Lyons (Joe Lyons Collection)
1978 Joe Lyons receives 25 Year award for service at Minsterley Creamery (Joe Lyons Collection)
1978 Minsterley. Terry Screen (L) and Terry Gray (R) - his grandchildren Sharon and Anthony remember him well . Sharon Starbuck comments "Many of my family worked at the creamery included grandad Gray in the top left photo". Carol Bennett adds "Yes, my lovely Dad worked at the Creamery, as did my Mum." (Joe Lyons Collection)
1978 "Lofty" (Joe Lyons Collection)
1978 Minsterley (Joe Lyons Collection)
1978 Minsterley. John Potter and Lavinia Morgan recognise (from right) David Webster, Mary Edwards, Jean Skudra, Dot Davies, Anne Davies (partly hidden) and Dave Ingram. (Joe Lyons Collection)
1978 Minsterley. Roy Jones, identified by his daughter, Sarah Smith. Dave Jones commented "It was my job when I was a young lad to paint the yellow band round the top of the churns! I started working at Minsterley when I left school in 1977. Churn collection had stopped a year or two earlier but the churn washer was still used when I started-I can hear it now clunk clonk, and was used most days. The churns were used throughout the factory for all sorts of jobs, so our boss told me to paint the ones we used yellow so no one would take them. Harry Evans adds "Looks like Jim Telford at the back." (Joe Lyons Collection)”
1978 Minsterley (Joe Lyons Collection)
1980's? Minsterley Laboratory. Ben Samuels and Ann Worrall identify Gwyneth Swain (Joe Lyons Collection)
1980's? Minsterley Laboratory. Ann Worrall and many others identifY Gwen Beamond (L) and Joyce Walker (R) (Joe Lyons Collection)
1980's? Minsterley Laboratory Ann Worrall, Jill Henderson and others identify Neil Thistleton (L) with Steve O'Rourke (R). Ann Worrall added more information "Steve O'Rourke came to Minsterley when we had an influx from Cuddington in about 1973/75, with Dave Stoneman, Henry Roberts, John Travis, Brian Suckley and others. I think Steve came here to manage the Chemi Lab. In 1971 Barry Seward was Assistant lab manager with Mr Johnson (Johnny) Lab Manager. Barry was replaced by Neil Henderson 2 or 3 years later, if I’m correct. Peter Stelfox Griffin was Cottage Cheese lab supervisor. Mitch Philpot was Bacti Lab supervisor, Phillip Unsworth was Milk supervisor. Doc Angel worked in a small lab in the offices. (Joe Lyons Collection)
1980's? Minsterley Laboratory. Neil Thistleton identified by Ann Worrall and Jill Henderson (Joe Lyons Collection)
1980's? Minsterley Laboratory. Ann Worrall and Jill Henderson and others identify Geoff Holloway. (Joe Lyons Collection)
1980's? Minsterley Laboratory (Joe Lyons Collection)
1980's? Minsterley Laboratory. Kenneth Carswell identifies Barbara Carswell seated with pipette. Ben Samuels adds "Carol Lewis on the left". Debbie Llewellen comments "The lady sitting down is Mitch Philpott, she was the supervisor when I first started in the lab. I would have been only 16 or 17 years old then." (Joe Lyons Collection)
1980's? Minsterley Laboratory. Ben Samuels identifies Jackie Ford on the right. (Joe Lyons Collection)
1980's? Minsterley Laboratory (Joe Lyons Collection)
1980's? Minsterley Laboratory. AnneDavid Moore comments "I used to work in the bacti lab-I can see Mitch and Joyce and Jackie Ford, my best friend. I can’t make out the others-happy memories. I was Anne Potter and I married David Moore who managed the dried milk dept" (Joe Lyons Collection)
1980's? Minsterley Laboratory. Karen Gough comments "Mandy Pryce is in the front of picture, myself Karen Gough in the centre and Colleen Potter in the background. Taken in the Deck Lab. Phil Ruff adds "Nice to see my cousin Mandy". (Joe Lyons Collection)
1980's? Minsterley Laboratory. Kenneth Carswell identifies this pair as June Lloyd and Jonny Johnson (Lab Manager). John Potter adds "My late auntie June Whittall" Olive Booth adds "Great picture 💕of my late sister in law June, lovely lady." (Joe Lyons Collection)
1985 (30th October). Joe's retirement. Stuart Betton identifies B7- Esmond Betton (dad) B6. Mick Roberts, B4 Chris Giles, B3 Alan Jones. Anna Marie Lawson adds "Joe Rowson, my step dad, second right back row.". Ann Worrall adds: Back Row.. ??Paul? (Went on to work with Pete Stelfox - Griffin), Alan Roberts, Chris Giles, Joe Rowson, Mike Roberts, Front right: Joe Lyons (Joe Lyons Collection)
1985 Albert Purslow's retirement (Joe Lyons Collection)
1986 Ken Trentham's retirement. Ann Worrall identifies Frank Davies, Ken Trentham, Albert Purslow (Kathryn Purslow's grandad) and Mike Roberts. (Joe Lyons Collection)
1986 Ken Trentham's retirement (Joe Lyons Collection)
1986 Ken Trentham's retirement (Joe Lyons Collection)
"Myself on left (HJ Lyons), oiler/greaser since 1968, retired 31-10-1985 after 31 years and 10 months. R-Mr Tom Jones, worked for 44 years, retired 1978/9" (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
(Courtesy Joe Lyons)
"L-Mr Albert Purslow, fitter-retired April 1985 after 50 years. R-Mr Tom Jones, retired 1978 after 44 years" (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1980's? Joe Lyons (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
Sandra Lewis, Tony Swain and Brian Bennett identify L-R, Ken Trentham, Frank Davies and Tom Jones (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
Matthew Taylor identifies Frank Davies (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
Tony Swain identifies Frank Davies, Chris Giles and Joe Rowson. (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
(Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1980's Minsterley. Lorraine Fletcher comments "At Express Dairy Cottage Cheese Dept, I think. Mum Maureen Ruff on the right, Barbara Carswell left" (Courtesy Lorraine Fletcher)
(Courtesy Joe Lyons)
(Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1983 Minsterley. Gordon Ruff on his lunch break in his uniform. Debbie Llewellyn comments "That is Daniel his grandson. I'm his mum." (Courtesy Lorraine Fletcher)
1978 Minsterley. "Letter from Mr Gurden to my Dad, Gordon Ruff" (Courtesy Lorraine Fletcher)
1984 Minsterley Canteen. Jackie Bebb comments "Nip (Phillip ) Humphreys on the right, he was my uncle, married to my mums sister". (Joe Lyons Collection)
Joe Lyons at Bewdley Station, 1990's. Phyllis Jones comments "Joe came to Snailbeach when he was 16 years old, and my grandmother Ann Parry fostered him; he was always after that part of our lives". Elaine Chidley Uttley comments "Mum thinks this is an outing with Pontesbury Camera club.They went on the Bridgenorth railway." (Courtesy David Evans)
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