1980 'Mac' Sennett, previous South Morden Processing Manager, with a retirement presentation.
1980's Retirement Party in the Visitors Room
1980's Bridget Nash presents bouquet to Ron Trudell's wife, with Dennis Watson looking on. Eddie Barnes seated, Dave Gambriel, Reg Noquet and Ralph Emerson in the background, partly hidden.
1980's Retirement party with Dennis Watson presenting to Ron Trudell
1980's ? Long service dinner, Sandra Roper, Ralph Emerson, Helen Emerson, Dennis Watson
1980's Presentation to Tony 'Chalky' White by Peter Roper
1980's TetraBrik cartoning line
1980's South Morden Laboratory LIMS computerisation by Clyde Computing
1980's 'Pintie' bottles on the line
1980's? South Morden, 'Nobby' Dudley in the cold store. (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1980's? South Morden- Ruislip Breakdown Truck. Antony Simmons adds "This was originally a Cricklewood breakdown truck. I started working for Express in the workshop there and remember going going out on recoveries in it.". Antony Simmons adds "I also put the decals on the cab doors and body as there weren't any on it!" (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1980's. Carshalton Ponds. Not one of South Morden's finest moments... (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1980's South Morden Processing from Morden South station (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1980's 3 E.R.F. shunt lorries on the front bank of South Morden dairy (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1980's Leyland Lynx and A.E.C on loading bay at South Morden dairy (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1980's A.E.C. on front loading bay at South Morden Processing (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1980's Leyland Lynx on the unloading bay at South Morden dairy. (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1980 South Morden Laboratory, Sam Jones
1980 To celebrate conclusion of factory re-equipment
1980 Attendees for Lakeside Country Club
1980 Attendees for Lakeside Country Club
1980 Attendees for Lakeside Country Club. Mary Carroll comments "J. O'Brien was my father, John O'Brien, I was 15 when he took me to work with him in Morden to see Princess Anne."
1980 Attendees for Lakeside Country Club
1980 South Morden Press Release by Paul Gilliam
1980 South Morden Press Release by Paul Gilliam
1980 Bottle filling area with Production Managers Derek McGavin in charge in the dark blue hat, and Ron Turner in the centre
1980 Modernisation of South Morden complete
1980 South Morden Processing-Ralph Emerson, Brian Wallis, Peter Roper & Chris Burton
1980 Modernisation of South Morden complete
1980 South Morden visitors
1981 Steve Woodford from South Morden, then aged 22, shows off one of his cartoons, depicting a Dairy Foreman in the 25th Century! (Express News December)
1981 Kettner Stacker at South Morden
1981 Management meeting with Derek Gray, Operations Director presiding. 'Mac Sennett, Sam Jones, George Hurren, Keith Farrell, Derek Gray and Frank Lennard
1981 Retirement party for our switchboard operator
1981 Milk Industry' article about Express Morden by Dina Chase and Paul Gilliam
1981 Milk Industry' article about Express Morden by Dina Chase and Paul Gilliam
1981 Milk Industry' article about Express Morden by Dina Chase and Paul Gilliam
1982 South Morden Weighbridge Computer System Description
1982 South Morden Weighbridge Computer System Description
1982 South Morden Weighbridge Computer System Description
1982 South Morden Weighbridge Computer System Description
1982 Bob Slater - Transport Foreman receives award for 50 years service
1982 Bill Dilley retirement
1982 Winter snow all around the UK
1982 Winter snow all around the UK
1982 Winter snow all around the UK
1982/3 Football Team. Steve Woodford identifies, back row: Tom O'Shaunnassy, Albi Charles, Keith McWhirter, Ronnie Spelman, Gerry Flint. Front Row: Steve Surkitt, Steve Woodford, Jimmy Smith, Chris Burton, Colin Surkitt, Bob Fletcher, Derek Wing. (Courtesy Steve Woodford)
1982/3 Keith Baker. Steve Woodford comments "Keithy Baker passed away some years back, he was a great mate-I'm sure many of you will remember Keith, especially the football crowd, such a larger than life character, we had some great times, shared many laughs and many more beers! RIP mate x" (Courtesy Steve Woodford)
1983 South Morden Management at the pub. Left to right: Joe Taylor, Sue (Suzanne) Thomas, Bobby Moore (behind Sue), Micky Clark sitting in the background.
1983 South Morden Management at the pub. Left to right: Louise McWhirter, Paul Mlldner, ?, ?, Suzanne Thomas, Sheila PInk, Joe Taylor (standing), David Gambriel.
1983 South Morden Processing Football Team
1983 South Morden 'Mac' Sennett's retirement (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1983 South Morden 'Mac' Sennett's retirement Jim Tiller, Ernie Benford, Bill Whittle in the background (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1983 South Morden 'Mac' Sennett's retirement Mac Sennett, Don Kirby, Peter Roper (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1983 South Morden 'Mac' Sennett's retirement Keith Reid, Olive Clifton, David Musgrove, Mabel (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1983 South Morden 'Mac' Sennett's retirement David Musgrove, Alf Bellwood, Mike Hodges and Richard Yeoh (Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1983 Spring Back Cover - European Commissioner Paul Dalsager visiting South Morden Processing
1983 Gay Waterman (Office Manager) as milkmaid!
1983 John Farher on the botlewasher feed
1983 Suzanne Thomas, laboratory supervisor and later production manager
1983 Engineering Maintenance staff Harry Gunton, Cyril Parker, Mick Rex, Pat Sheehan, Norman Bethell, John Haskell, Peter Sinha
1983 EEC Commissioner Paul Dalsager in the middle, Don Kirby on the left
1983 South Morden Dairy Feature - Morden News with Jim Voller, Mick Avis, Dave Dowding
1983 South Morden Dairy Feature - Morden News with George Dukes
1980's South Morden Front Loading Bank/ Cold Store. (Courtesy Lindsey Cannon)
1980's South Morden-Yard Shunter (Courtesy Lindsey Cannon)
1983 Express Dairy business trip-Eddie Barnes facing camera
1983 TetraPak trip to Sweden-Brian Wallis on the right
1983 Express Dairy business trip
1983 Peter Roper in his office at South Morden Processing
1983 Expectant mum Gladys leaving Express Morden-Gladys, Peter Roper and Gay Waterman
1983 Express Long Service Dinner-David Gambriel and his wife, Alan Anscombe and Sandie Roper
1983 Express Long Service Dinner- Eddie Barnes and his wife, Dennis Watson.
1983 South Morden Bottling Line
1983 South Morden Processing Social Club
1985 South Morden - Peter Hollet
1985 Erection of new 30,000 gallon milk silo at Express South Morden
1985 Erection of new 30,000 gallon milk silo at Express South Morden
1992 Northern Foods takeover of Express liquid milk and Crediton dairies (Courtesy Paul Luke)
1992 Northern Foods takeover of Express liquid milk and Crediton dairies (Courtesy Paul Luke)
2015 fire at the Mosque that succeeded the dairy
1985 Transport Routes
1985 Carton LInes at South Morden
1980's South Morden bottling line 3 (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1980's South Morden Process Control Room (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1985 South Morden Dairy description
1985 South Morden Dairy description
1985 Morden's New Carton Line Layout
1985 Morden's Micro Magic - Express News 1 (Bill Brown)
1985 Morden's Micro Magic - Express News 2 (John Costello)
1985 Morden's Micro Magic - Express News 3
1985 Morden's Micro Magic - Express News 4
1985 Morden's Micro Magic - Express News (Don Mcdowall)
1986 Carton Lines
1986 Trailer with 26 stillage capacity, 21840 pints, shunter unit 595 (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1986 Willows High School Project visiting South Morden
1986 Willows High School Project visiting South Morden
1986 Willows High School - letter from school deputy head
1986 GMIS Newsletter-Micro-Computer Control at South Morden
1986 Ralph Emerson as Cricklewood Manager
1986 South Morden Newsletter announcing closure of Bromley Processing
1986 South Morden Newsletter 2
1986 South Morden Newsletter 3
1987? Daf unit on the second weigh bridge at South Morden dairy. Not used on the road at South Morden, had a sleeper cab, possibly Ex. Aylesbury Foods lorry (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1986 South Morden Processing, loading bank and weighbridge. DAF 2100 SLU463W (on the road 5/81 to 11/87), DAF 2500 COY223Y (4/83 to 8/89) and Seddon Atkinson C907SLU (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1987 Review of operations and results
1987 Review of operations and results
1987 Review of operations and results
1987 Review of operations and results
1987 Nower Hill High School Pinner take part in projects at South Ruislip and South Morden
1987 Graduate Recruitment Brochure 'A New Perspective'-South Morden process floor, milk routing manifold. Chris Burton on the right. (Courtesy Soo Rose-Cook)
1987 Programming Course for management run by Peter Roper at South Morden Processing - early days of computing, we had Dynabyte computers running MP/M and the first IBM PC's
1988 Tom Standing of South Morden took Driver of the Year Championship
1988 Volvo FL10 unit with 22 stillage trailer in front of workshop at South Morden dairy. (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1989 South Morden, Joe Taylor comments "Keith Bedford on the shrink wrapper"
1989 South Morden is the first liquid milk dairy in the UK to be awarded BS5750 accreditation
1989 South Morden run noise training programme.
1989 Morden are awarded BS 5750 accreditation
1989 Morden are awarded BS 5750 accreditation
1989 Morden achieve high score in the CHASE Health and Safety Audit
1989 Express staff win awards at Grand Met's 'Driver of the Year award', featuring Gerry Flint (forklift, South Morden), Terry Duffy (South Morden HGV) and Jeremy Whittaker and Simon Eaton from Crediton.
1989 Milk processing strategy review (Tops Magazine-First Edition)
1990's Front building is the old Express Dairy canteen at South Morden dairy, the only part left after the site became a Mosque in the 1990's (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1990's South Morden bottling line (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1990 Michelle Gilloway takes management course at Kingston Polytechnic, sponsored by Grand Met, in 1990. (1990 April Tops Magazine)
1990 South Morden drivers win top awards - Les Harvey, Gerry Flint and John Costello (1990 Winter Tops Magazine, Courtesy Beryl Purslove)
1991 Ralph Emerson, David Postgate and Michelle Gilloway down on the farm, meeting farmer suppliers (1991 Summer Tops Magazine)
1991 Ralph Emerson down on the farm, meeting farmer suppliers (1991 Summer Tops Magazine)
2000 - sad premature death announced of Chris Burton, who was assistant manager at South Morden processing for many years and a trusted colleague of mine. (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
2003 Conversion of South Morden Dairy into a mosque
2012 Merton Historical Society Journal Entry. (With Permission)
2015 - Aerial view of South Morden, now a mosque. (Courtesy Dave Fane)
2023 Model of South Morden Shunting Engine. Paul Streeting comments "For those who like model railways, Hornby have a model of a small engine that was based at Morden for many years. Has memories for me, as my late father George Streeting worked there. (Courtesy Paul Streeting)
