1955 Official opening of South Morden Processing. (Courtesy Marlene Hoskins FB)
1950's Cross-section of South Morden, by John Palmer
1955 South Morden. Jimmy Reid posted this picture, and comments "This is how we got our name from the trains that delivered bulk milk to depots and plants across the country." Colin J Marsden also commented "When I was a young secondman at Waterloo, a regular turn was to go on the Morden Milk, taking a few GW 6-wheel tanks round in the morning and going to fetch them early afternoon after off-loading. Quite often the morning inbound train was worked through by Western men. Over the years I took a number of pictures at the milk terminal and one day one of the older staff came over with a black and white picture taken at the depot in 1955. He said 'you can have this, this is what it was like here in the 50s'. I carefully preserved it and today I've scanned it. I do not know the details of the loco, but he said it was taken the day it was delivered to the facility. (Courtesy Colin J Marsden and Jimmy Reid) Poor quality version also published in Express News July 1956
1955 Official opening of South Morden Processing. (Courtesy Marlene Hoskins FB)
1955 Official opening of South Morden Processing. (Courtesy Marlene Hoskins FB)
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 South Morden station and rail reception. Matthew Pinto comments "Interestingly there appears to be a 50's LMS Stannier full brake coach in one of the dairy sidings. An interesting find so deep into Southern Railway territory." (Courtesy Bill Rudd, Mitcham Historical Society)
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)
1959 Milk delivery schedule by rail
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)
1950's Rail siding at South Morden. Peter Roper comments "Driving it, and its successor, was fun-I did it several times. You had to anticipate the (lack of) braking, especially when shunting full wagons. The two unloading bays took 14 tanks, 7 each side. But on some nights we might receive up to 18. On one famous occasion, a member of staff let it run off the catch points, partly blocking the Wimbledon line 😮. I had to phone the signaller, urgently!!" processing (Courtesy Paul Smith)
1950's? South Morden (From Express Milk for London-John Hosegood)
1960's? South Morden, Matthew Pinto comments "A Ruston Hornsby 48DS shunter which was resident at Morden from its opening in 1954 to 1972." (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
1960's South Morden, Express Rail Tank (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
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 South Morden rail siding, with BR 75078 locomotive. 75078 was built at Swindon in 1956 and as it was built for use on the Southern Region it was fitted with a BR1B tender which had a capacity of 4,725 gallons, because there were no water troughs on the Southern Region. It was equipped with a double chimney in October 1961. (Courtesy Bill Rudd, Mitcham Historical Society)
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
1966 South Morden. Off the rails-the engine was hauling a load of empties, but jumped the points and effectively sealed off the branch siding to South Morden bottling dairy, and prevented a daily 30,000 gallons from getting through. "Fortunately British Rail are used to such mishaps, no one was hurt and the line was cleared for traffc within 48 hours, allowing the milk tanks through again." (Express News Summer)
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)
1970 South Morden Processing 'Back in the News'
1970 South Morden Processing 'Back in the News'
1970 South Morden Processing 'Back in the News'
1970 South Morden Processing 'Back in the News'
1970 Announcement of the death of Tom Penfold, previously manager of South Morden Processing.
1970 Jock Carter - South Morden Processing p
1970 South Morden Loading Bank. (Courtesy Bill Rudd, Merton Historical Society)
1970 South Morden Loading Bank. Raffaele Ralph Phillips comments "2 years into my 5 year apprenticeship, the vehicles still in the navy blue colour with the royal standard on the driver's door of the units." (Courtesy Bill Rudd, Merton Historical Society)
1970's? South Morden rail reception - possibly annotated for model-making? (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1970's Hunslet diesel shunter at South Morden rail siding, by refuelling tank
1970's The dairy from Morden South station platform
1970's The dairy from Morden South station platform
1970's South Morden dairy rail siding
1970's South Morden dairy rail siding. Matthew Pinto comments "GWR Diagram 056 in post-nationalisation IMS livery".
1970's South Morden dairy rail siding
1970's South Morden dairy rail siding
1970's South Morden Rail Siding (Courtesy Paul Simm)
1970's South Morden. Matthew Pinto comments "A Hunslet Yardmaster, which replaced the older Ruston Hornsby 48DS shunter in 1972." (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
1970's South Morden dairy rail siding-'David' by oil storage tank - tanker at end of same siding
1970's South Morden-Substantial concrete buffers at the end of the rail siding, with CIP tank above
1970's ? South Morden Road Reception Bay (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1970's Raw and pasteurised Milk holding tanks, each holding 2000 gallons
1970's Dawson bottle filllers, before the changeover to 'pintie' bottles
1970's "Battery of five aseptic Tetra Pak filling machines at South Morden - 450 gallons per hour each" Joe Taylor comments "Second operator from left looks like Frank Heath, I remember those days-splicing the paper, checking the sealing strip, the white painful hands from peroxide sterilant and the jammed paper with resulting flare ups". (Courtesy Lindsey Cannon)
1970 Profile of TGWU London officers with Express - Alf Dishman (South Morden Processing) (Express News Spring)
1971 South Morden dairy from the station. (Courtesy Robert Carroll)
1971 'Carry on Talking' managers meeting held at South Morden Processing
1971'Mac' Sennett, manager at South Morden Processing, and a management get-together in South Morden's visitors room, with Ernie Pugh (Shirley Manager), Denis Avins (Sales Promotion), Len Thompson (Morden Retail Manager and Dickie Herbert (Upper Norwood). (Express News Summer)
1971 Lab Technician Pat Coe presenting a painting the the Express Dairy Chairman
1972 New South Morden Shunting Engine p5
1972 Tale of two packs - Selfpack line at South Morden with Tony White
1972 Tale of two packs - Selfpack
1972 South Morden Loading Bank. (Courtesy Bill Rudd, erton Historical Society)
1973 Claire Johnson of South Morden laboratory after 30 years service
1973 'Mac' Sennett explains bottle scanners to apprentices
1975 Mary Reeves - Canteen Superintendant visits
1975 Mary Reeves - Canteen Superintendant visits
1976 Processing Director Keith Sanders with Allen Sheppard of Grand Met
1977 Express Dairy milk tanker W44198 at South Morden with Hunslet 'Yardmaster' DAVID
1977 Milk was still being received by rail, up to 14 3000 gallon tanks could be accomodated under cover, and more outside in the sidings.
1977 South Morden Night Engineering Shift
1977 South Morden Night Engineering Shift
1977 South Morden Night Engineering Shift
1977 South Morden fitter Terry Dickenson on night shift. (Express News Christmas)
1977 South Morden fitter John Murphy on night shift. (Express News Christmas)
1977 South Morden fitters Alec Houghton, John Murphy and Terry Dickenson on the night shift. (Express News Christmas)
1978 - Reorganisation of Processing Centres in London 1
1978 Reorganisation of Processing Centres in London 2
1978 Reorganisation of Processing Centres in London 3
1978 Reorganisation of Processing Centres in London 4
1978 Harold Burfield, retired driver from South Morden, used to load coke into one of these Sentinel Steam Wagons
1978 South Morden visitors room. Many people will remember the illuminated panel on one wall. In this picture Peter Roper is standing, with his first wife Jane and her cousin and family.
1978 South Morden re-equipment project - role of project leader Peter Roper
1978 South Morden re-equipment project - role of project leader Peter Roper
1978 Peter Roper's office when he was first appointed Project Manager, and Mac Sennett was still processing manager. Later, the previous visitors' toilets were converted into a new office for him, and his secretary, Monica Smith.
1978 - South Morden unloading bank (John Wakely, Flickr)
1977 Reg WLW 904S returning to South Morden
1978 - South Morden loading bank, weighbridge on the right (John Wakely, Flickr)
1978 - South Morden loading bank, weighbridge on the right (John Wakely, Flickr)
1979 ? Milk Reception bay before construction of overhead gantry
1979 old rail siding after track removal. Used temporarily as a car park before conversion to lorry park
1979 South Morden - old rail siding prior to construction of new boiler house
