1954 Road tanker RLM 318, Fleet 1787 on its way to South Morden. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 Road tanker RLM 318, Fleet 1787 arriving at South Morden, from Billingshurst. Canteen block in the background. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 Road tanker RLM 318, Fleet 1787 arriving at South Morden, from Billingshurst. Dairy Stores and borehole block in the background. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-connecting road tanker from Billingshurst before unloading. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-pumping milk from tanker reception to the pasteurising floor, where there were 14 3000-gallon tanks at this time. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing Laboratory, on the mezzanine floor overlooking the bottling line, and next to the visitors' room and demonstration kitchen. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Laboratory with Gerber test vials on the right. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Laboratory - Resazurin testing in the water bath. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Laboratory - Resazurin testing in the water bath. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Laboratory-spinning Gerber Test vials in the centrifuge. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Laboratory. Might be Sam Jones, who later became overall head of all London laboratories? (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Laboratory-checking test results for tanker release. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-3000-gallon tanks (14 in all) for raw and pasteurised milk. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-APV Pasteuring plant. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Pasterising Floor. Possibly Mr McNair, Manager in the centre? (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-preparing for filter change. Twin filters were incorporated into the plate heat exchanger body; later separate external filters were used. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-Main Compressor switch room. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-Ammonia Compressors, for refrigeration. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-empty bottle unloading bank. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-unloading empties. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-unloading empties, wire crates at this time. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-decrating. The red crates were for bottles that were too dirty or damaged to re-use. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-one of five 'Dawson Express' bottle washers. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-Scrutinising bottles before filling. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-Scrutinising bottles before filling, on five lines that were then operational. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-bottle filling, four of the five lines in this picture. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-filling line. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-bottle filling. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-filling and capping. Note the tabs on the caps that were in use at that time. Red caps for TT milk. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-recrating, into wire crates. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-front loading bank (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-loading by forklift. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 Unloading at a retail depot. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-the main mezzanine corridor overlooking the bottling lines, with the laboratory on the right. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1954 South Morden Processing-visitors' room and demonstration kitchen, next to the laboratory and accessed from the mezzanine viewing gallery. (Stills from Express Dairy Film)
1955 Official opening of South Morden Processing. (Courtesy Marlene Hoskins FB)
1950's Cross-section of South Morden, by John Palmer
1955 Official opening of South Morden Processing. (Courtesy Marlene Hoskins FB)
1955 Official opening of South Morden Processing. (Courtesy Marlene Hoskins FB)
1955 South Morden Bottling Line (Source unknown)
1955 Official opening of South Morden Processing. (Courtesy Marlene Hoskins FB)
1955 Official opening of South Morden Processing. (Courtesy Marlene Hoskins FB)
1955 South Morden opening - Heathcoat Amory and Walter Nell
1955 South Morden-'Modern Depot for Milk Distribution' from 'Modern Transport'. (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1955 South Morden-'Modern Depot for Milk Distribution' Page 1 from 'Modern Transport'. (Recreated by Express Dairy Tales)
1955 South Morden-'Modern Depot for Milk Distribution' Page 2 from 'Modern Transport'. (Recreated by Express Dairy Tales)
1955 South Morden brochure (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1955 South Morden brochure (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1950'S South Morden, Kids Christmas party (Courtesy Chris Jelly)
1950's South Morden (Courtesy Paul Simm)
1950's South Morden (Courtesy Paul Simm)
1950's South Morden (Courtesy Paul Simm)
1950's South Morden (Courtesy Paul Simm)
1950's South Morden (Courtesy Paul Simm)
1950's South Morden (Courtesy Paul Simm)
1950's South Morden (Courtesy Paul Simm)
1956 Milk Processing article featuring Cricklewood & South Morden, which had just been opened
1956 Milk Processing article featuring Cricklewood & South Morden, which had just been opened. Double page spread.
1956 Milk Processing article featuring Cricklewood & South Morden, which had just been opened
1956 Milk Processing article featuring Cricklewood & South Morden, which had just been opened
1956 Milk Processing article featuring Cricklewood & South Morden, which had just been opened
1956 Tour of South Morden by W.E.D. Bell, with J. Ridley Rowling, Patrick O.Neill and J.J. Rowling (Express News July)
1956 Tour of South Morden by T.D. Potter, with MP's. (Express News July)
1956 South Morden "Bottlng-after being washed, the clean bottles are first scrutinised and then filled at the rate of a thousand a minute". (Express News July)
1956 Knighthood of the Road presented to Yorkey Robshaw, then at Eltham Depot, later at South Morden. Yorky took a seriously injured child to an ambulance station. (Express News July)
1956 Visitor statistics at South Morden Processing, opened the previous year
1956 L.W. McNair, then Manager of South Morden Processing, on a tour of the APV company works in Crawley, Sussex
1950's Leaflet describing the operation of South Morden Processing, opened in 1954 (Courtesy Paul Luke)
1950's Leaflet describing the operation of South Morden Processing, opened in 1954 (Courtesy Paul Luke)
1950's South Morden. Chris Jelly write "My dear Dad, Sam Jelly, working at South Morden bottling plant as a driver. When he started at Morden he knocked two years off his age - turned up for work, called in the office and was informed 'You're 67 - he was sent home. I was there that day; he was so upset. I went for interview in 1962 as a driver, only ever driven an old Ford Anglia. 'Jump in' said the transport manager, to a thirty-foot artic - I drove around Morden and back, parked onto the loading bay. 'When can you start?'. Monday, I said-those were the days..." (Courtesy Chris Jelly)
1950's South Morden. Chris Jelly write "My dear Dad, Sam Jelly, working at South Morden bottling plant as a driver. When he started at Morden he knocked two years off his age - turned up for work, called in the office and was informed 'You're 67 - he was sent home. I was there that day; he was so upset. I went for interview in 1962 as a driver, only ever driven an old Ford Anglia. 'Jump in' said the transport manager, to a thirty-foot artic - I drove around Morden and back, parked onto the loading bay. 'When can you start?'. Monday, I said-those were the days..." (Courtesy Chris Jelly)
1950's South Morden (Courtesy Craig Wells)
1950's South Morden loading bank. (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1960's? Front loading bay, South Morden dairy (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1950's? Capping TT milk at South Morden. (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1950's? Capping homogenised milk at South Morden. Jimmy Reid comments "Homogenised milk was very popular in the London area up until skimmed and semi skimmed milk became available. (1980ish) I was a pasteuriser in Exeter at that time and the only outlet for homogenised milk was the 3 & 5 gallon pergal bags for cafes/caterers to use.😀. Peter Roper adds "It was popular for caterers because it has a greater whitening effect, so you used less!" (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1950's? Capping homogenised milk at South Morden. (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1956 Visitors to South Morden, the year after opening.
1957 Presentation to the outgoing manager L.W. McNair at South Morden
1957 Walter Nell and Frank Cousins (TGWU) visit South Morden Processing
1957 Childrens' parties at South Morden, Cricklewood and Appleby
1958 More visitors to South Morden Processing, a year after its opening
1958 Story about Ron Trudell, ex Lumberjack in Canadaa, now Milk Receptionist
1958 Len Hutton visits South Morden
1958 Walter Nell welcomes the Mayor and Mayoress of Southwark at South Morden. (Express News December)
1959 July Front Cover at South Morden (missing front cover because of the printer's strike)
1959 South Morden welcomes visitors to the International Dairy Congress. (Express News October)
1959 Dairy Queens finding out how boilers work from John Pordage at South Morden Processing
1959 Mr Frank Williams, the first person to retire from South Morden
1959 John Pordage from South Morden excels in Boiler Operator's course
1959 Bill Hoare, driver from South Morden, saves lives in a fire.
1959 International Visitors to Express sites at Cricklewood, South Morden, Northolt and Harrow Road (IMS)
1959 International Visitors to Express sites at Cricklewood, South Morden, Northolt and Harrow Road (IMS)
1960's ? South Morden Loading Bank (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1960's ? South Morden Loading Bank (From Express Memories, Facebook)
1960's, tanker on forecourt at South Morden Processing Vehicles (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1949 AEC Tanker 1093, Reg: TB1950 probably at South Morden. Roger Frost comments "This was the one displayed on the Butterfield’s stand at the 1948 Commercial Motor show. This was the first show to be held in Earls Court after WW2. I remember being taken by my old dad who worked T.H Lewis to see it." (Courtesy Bill Conquest)
1960 South Morden First Aiders receive certificates. (Express News Spring)
1960 Three Dairy Queens visit South Morden, pictured with boilerman Laurence Spoor. (Express News Christmas)
1960 Len Graves of South Morden transport delivers to the City of London Dairies, complete with umbrella. (Express News Christmas)
1961 Express Foods first sales conference,a - held at South Morden!
1962 - Christmas Express News
1962 Goldhanger Fruit Farm staff visit South Morden. (Express News Spring)
1964 pen and ink drawing of the dairy from 1981 Christmas Card
1964 TetraPak cartoning
1965 Mr Arthur Dennis of South Morden tanker pool, who received the highest award of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents—the Meritorious Service Medal—at a ceremony in Greenwich Town Hall, with Mayor of Greenwich, Councillor Mrs Julia Johnson, JP. Arthur saw a pony and cart bolting out of control down Rochester Way, Kidbrooke. Although he had no knowledge of horses, he ran alongside and grabbed one of the shafts, and was about to gather up the reins when he was thrown into the roadway. He then commandeered a passing car, got ahead of the pony and managed to bring it to a halt. (Express News Summer/Autumn)
1965 UHT Milk Publicity
1965 Mr L.W. McNair appointed Director of Milk Processing (Express News Spring)
1966 Express night-time operations-South Morden Processing - 4 out of 18 vehicles make night deliveries to retail depots. (Express News Summer 1966)
1966 Tom Penfold
1966 'Mac' Sennett appointed as Manager of South Morden Processing
1968 Letter from Harold Burfield, artist of this drawing
1969 The Changing Face of South Morden
1969 'The Ever-Changing Face of South Morden' equipped with new Graham-Enoch fillers running at 450 bpm. (Express News Spring)
1969 Pat Coe from South Morden laboratory is a Lieutenant in the RNR. Peter Soole comments "I worked alongside Pat at South Morden, lovely man - favourite tipple was Wood's rum, a Navy man through and through." (Express News Spring)
