West Park Dairy

1936 OS map showing location of West Park Dairy. (Courtesy National Library of Scotland)
1936 OS map showing location of West Park Dairy. (Courtesy National Library of Scotland)
1939 OS map showing location of West Park Dairy and Lavington Station, Wiltshire. Brian Rebbeck comments "West Park farm is still a dairy farm, I understand the Lawrence family owned West Park Farm Dairies. Milk was despatched in churns, then tanks later. Lavington Station was closed by Beeching-no buildings or sidings remain - the site is now a scrap yard (2024). (Courtesy National Library of Scotland)
1939 OS map showing location of West Park Dairy and Lavington Station, Wiltshire. Brian Rebbeck comments "West Park farm is still a dairy farm, I understand the Lawrence family owned West Park Farm Dairies. Milk was despatched in churns, then tanks later. Lavington Station was closed by Beeching-no buildings or sidings remain - the site is now a scrap yard (2024). (Courtesy National Library of Scotland)
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 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)
1920's, West Park Dairy, Market Lavington, Wiltshire. Laurie Plank lost his leg in an accident with a motorised vehicle but this was something he never talked about. He worked though at West Park Farm. (Courtesy Market Lavington Museum
1920's, West Park Dairy, Market Lavington, Wiltshire. Laurie Plank lost his leg in an accident with a motorised vehicle but this was something he never talked about. He worked though at West Park Farm. (Courtesy Market Lavington Museum
1930s West Park Dairy, based at West Park Farm in Market Lavington had six milk tanker wagons which ran milk from Wiltshire up to London on the Great Western Railway. (Courtesy Market Lavington Museum)
1930s West Park Dairy, based at West Park Farm in Market Lavington had six milk tanker wagons which ran milk from Wiltshire up to London on the Great Western Railway. (Courtesy Market Lavington Museum)
1933 'Milk to Market' Illustrations by Stanley Baker - Dust Jacket
1933 'Milk to Market' Illustrations by Stanley Baker - Dust Jacket
1950 Map of Express Dairy Co. locations. Appleby, Bideford, Billingshurst, Bradford, Chester, Chesterfield, Dewsbury, Egham, Faringdon, Frome, Horam' Greater London (2 Farms, 5 Bottling Centres, 116 Retail Branches, 250 Dairy Shops), Leyburn, Midlands (Wholesale Depots, Milk Bottling Dairies, Retail Branches, Milk Delivery, Cheese Factories, Milk Collection), Rowsley, Seaton Junction, Sheffield, Tarvin (Courtesy Alan Salt)
1950 Map of Express Dairy Co. locations. Appleby, Bideford, Billingshurst, Bradford, Chester, Chesterfield, Dewsbury, Egham, Faringdon, Frome, Horam' Greater London (2 Farms, 5 Bottling Centres, 116 Retail Branches, 250 Dairy Shops), Leyburn, Midlands (Wholesale Depots, Milk Bottling Dairies, Retail Branches, Milk Delivery, Cheese Factories, Milk Collection), Rowsley, Seaton Junction, Sheffield, Tarvin (Courtesy Alan Salt)
1950's? HC (Harold) Brooks out on his churn collection round, probably somewhere in the Wylye Valley [near Longleat], taking milk to Frome station depot before "mooving" to Staplemead. (Courtesy James Parsons)
1950's? HC (Harold) Brooks out on his churn collection round, probably somewhere in the Wylye Valley [near Longleat], taking milk to Frome station depot before "mooving" to Staplemead. (Courtesy James Parsons)
1958 Frome Tanker Driver 'Taffy' Pugh (centre) with his two sons dick Pugh (milk collection) and Ken Pugh (Depot Engineer) The picture was taken at the Express Dairy depot at Frome Station, hence the Ford Thames churn collection wagon.
1958 Frome Tanker Driver 'Taffy' Pugh (centre) with his two sons dick Pugh (milk collection) and Ken Pugh (Depot Engineer) The picture was taken at the Express Dairy depot at Frome Station, hence the Ford Thames churn collection wagon.
1966 Mr R. S. Mackill appointed as Milborne Manager. Chris Austen comments "Bob was Assistant Manager to Charlie Berry at Station Road, Frome; I spent three months there in 1960. Bob & his wife used to invite trainees to tea on Sunday afternoons and we would play Canasta!" John Southwell adds "I first met Bob when he was at Ruyton, and worked for him at Lockerbie, taking over from him when he moved to Appleby." (Express News Autumn & Christmas)
1966 Mr R. S. Mackill appointed as Milborne Manager. Chris Austen comments "Bob was Assistant Manager to Charlie Berry at Station Road, Frome; I spent three months there in 1960. Bob & his wife used to invite trainees to tea on Sunday afternoons and we would play Canasta!" John Southwell adds "I first met Bob when he was at Ruyton, and worked for him at Lockerbie, taking over from him when he moved to Appleby." (Express News Autumn & Christmas)
1977 Vic Cottle joined Express from West Park Dairy Company in 1932, and was awarded the Jubilee medal. (Express News Summer)
1977 Vic Cottle joined Express from West Park Dairy Company in 1932, and was awarded the Jubilee medal. (Express News Summer)
2024 History of West Park Dairy (Express Dairy Tales publication)
2024 History of West Park Dairy (Express Dairy Tales publication)
2024 History of West Park Dairy (Express Dairy Tales publication)
2024 History of West Park Dairy (Express Dairy Tales publication)
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