IN DEPTH
Read how Rowsley Creamery started in the 1930's
Larger scale map of location of Rowsley Creamery, showing its own rail sidings. (Courtesy Matthew Pinto)
1894 Rowsley Station staff. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by: Alan Smith)
1900's? Buttermaking at Wye Farm, Rowsley. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by: Kath Burnett )
1900's? Rowsley railway sheds, later the creamery. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by: Alan Smith)
1900's? Rowsley engine sheds, later Express Dairy creamery. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by: Fred Morton and the Rowsley Association)
1905 Rowsley Station with the engine sheds on the left, later the Express creamery. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by:British Rail and J Duncan)
1908 Rowsley Goods Yard. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by: J Duncan)
1908 Rowsley Station with Midland Railway staff. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by: Julie Beswick)
1930's Park Lane Farm, Rowsley. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by:P Shimwell)
1930's? Rowsley-filling milk tankers for transportation to London. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by: Alan Smith)
1930's? Shirley and Proctor fleet and drivers at Rowsley (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by: Alan Smith)
1930's Rowsley creamery churn bank. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by: Alan Smith)
1930's? Rowsley staff. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by:Alan Smith )
1930's, Rowsley Creamery history
1930's Compliments slip (King George V died in January 1936), showing the Express Creameries at that time: Appleby, Billingshurst, Faringdon, Horam, Rowsley, Frome, Seaton Junction, Leyburn and Brailsford. (Courtesy Keith Sweetland)
1930's Express Dairy Rowsley
1930's? Rowsley Churn Plate (Courtesy Bill Conquest)
1930's Express Dairy Rowsley. Map showing rail lines in the village - Express is to the right of the Station - with its own sidings for milk tankers. (Courtesy Alan Salt)
1930's Express Dairy Rowsley. Plan of site; Rowsley was well known as a milk processing and distribution centre but they did also make Derby cheese at some time, probably in the area marked Dairy.(Courtesy Alan Salt)
1933 Rowsley-farmers visit to the newly opened dairy. (From Alfreton Journal 27 July, Courtesy Alan Salt)
1933 Royal train about the arrive at Rowsley station for a visit to Chatsworth House. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by: Alan Smith)
1933 Express Dairy Rowsley. Bill Conquest comments "This is when the dairy opened; if you look at the picture of the royal train you can see the rear of the road tanker". (Courtesy Alan Salt)
1933 Rowsley Creamery. Alan Salt comments "All long gone, the new shopping village is just to the left nowadays." Bill Conquest comments "The Royal Family had just visited Chatsworth in July 1933". (Courtesy Alan Salt)
1933 Royal Train leaves Rowsley with Express Dairy Creamery on the right. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by: J Duncan)
1933 Rowsley Dairy churn bank, decorated with bunting, with churn truck Co. No: 190, Reg: BGW 868. Bill Conquest suggests "Possible royal visit". (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1933 King George V and Queen Mary pass by Rowsley Creamery. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by: Alan Smith)
1933 Rowsley creamery decorated for Royal Visit, churn bank. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by: Alan Smith)
1938 Churn collection by 'Shirley and Proctor' hauliers at Bonsall Lane Farm, Rowsley. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by: Judith Jones )
1948 Park Lane Farm, Rowsley-hand milking.(Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by: P Shimwell)
1949 Rowsley Station, now only used for goods traffic, with churn lorry on the left. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by:J Duncan)
The Derbyshire Record Office provided many of the images in this section of the website.
1950's Rowsley Dairy frontage.(Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's Rowsley Dairy loading bank, with rigid tanker Co. No: 702, Reg:GXY 434 (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's Rowsley Dairy loading bank, with rigid tanker Co. No: 702, Reg:GXY 434 (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's Rowsley Dairy front entrance and churn bank. Co Nos: 981, 960. (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's Rowsley Dairy churn bank/ tanker bay, with tanker 1027, Reg: KXU 845. (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's Rowsley Dairy filter plant (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's Rowsley Dairy milk storage tanks. (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's Rowsley Dairy milk storage tanks and pasteurising/ cooling plant. (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's Rowsley Dairy cheese vats (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's Rowsley Dairy Cheese Vat Room. (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's Rowsley Dairy Cheese Press room. (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's Rowsley Dairy Cheese Store. (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's Rowsley Dairy Cheese Store, cheeses dated January 1952. (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's Rowsley Dairy compressor room. (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's Rowsley Dairy compressor room. (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's Rowsley Dairy compressor? (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's Rowsley Dairy chimney prior to demoliton. (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's Rowsley Dairy chimney demolition. (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's Rowsley Dairy aerial view, showing adjacent station and dairy rail sidings. (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's? Rowsley Creamery from the air. John Irish comments"... Note the railway behind the dairy going through the bridge to the milk depot where the Peak shopping village is now located. Good view of the station as well." (Courtesy Alan Salt)
1950's, Rowsley. Bill Conquest comments "My father collecting in early 50's at Aldwark (Hambleton District, near BoroughBridge, North Yorkshire) ". Roger Broughton adds "London registration, Bedford O Series truck" (Courtesy Bill Conquest)
1950's? Rowsley. William Gee's churn lorry, used to take milk to Express Dairy at Rowsley (Courtesy Alan Salt, Cheese making villages in Derbyshire and Staffordshire)
Express Seddon Churn Truck Reg: GXY 450 Fleet No 708 at Rowsley (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1950's Express Tanker Reg: JXN 569, Fleet No 969. Bill Conquest identifies this image taken at Rowsley, heading on the A6 toward Matlock. (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1950's Rowsley stand at the June Dairy Festival, London. (Courtesy Derbyshire Record Office, donated in March 1985; they had previously belonged to the donor's father, who was an electrical engineer with the dairy.)
1950's-farm at the "Back of Ecton"-a small hamlet near to Hulme End in Staffordshire, which supplied milk to Rowsley. Alan Salt comments "Courtesy of a mate of mine-John Irish-picture shows his grandad John George Wood-he only milked four cows but many people did this in those days and still had another day job."
1953 Rowsley Goods Yard, with Express churn lorries parked up. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by: J Duncan)
1953 Rowsley. Bill Conquest comments "My father, Leonard Conquest receiving his 20 year award, he was a driver at Rowsley. Rowsley opened in 1933." (Courtesy Bill Conquest)
1956 Rowlsey and Reapsmoor memories from Jock Shepherd, Express boiler engineer. (Express News July)
1960's Rowsley Station and Express Creamery from above. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by:Alan Smith)
1963, Rowsley. Bill Conquest comments "My father, Leonard Conquest receiving his 30 year award, he was a driver at Rowsley. Rowsley opened in 1933." (Courtesy Bill Conquest)
1963 Joe Dakin with churn collection lorry at Rowsley in the harsh winter of 1963/64
1966 Mr H. G. Laverick appointed to the Express Group Executive Committee. (Express News Autumn & Christmas)
1967 Last train from Rowsley Station. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by: Alan Smith)
1968 E.K. Robarts announces the closure of Rowsley, and floods at Appleby. (Express News Summer)
1969 Rowsley Creamery at closure. (Courtesy 'Dales Life in the Devonshire and Rutland Villages' by Keith Taylor, County Books, image by: Kath Burnett)
