Sunbury - Branch 5
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| An early photograph of Sunbury Branch |
The main thing people seemed to remember about the original Sunbury branch (pictured above) is the hill that led out of the yard and on to the Kingston Road railway bridge. That was in the 1920's and 1930's, when the shop, and the yard behind it, was on the opposite side of Station Road to the later premises. The only way in and out in those days was via an incredibly steep little hill. It took two men to push a loaded 'pram' full of milk up the incline. In the winter months when the hill was covered in snow and ice the loading would often have to completed at the top of the hill! An interesting fact that was passed down through the generations was that the older iron tyres were in fact easier to push than the rubber ones that replaced them! Apparently if you distributed the load correctly, they ran very sweetly, even though they were a lot noisier.
Eventually the old shop was demolished to be replaced by new premises opposite - complete with a far more civilised means of approach
and, as luck would have it, directly opposite the Kent Arms!
The branch, which had just 6 rounds in 1931, grew to a very profitable average of around 25 rounds by the 1970's.
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Phil Collins poses for the camera outside Sunbury Branch in 1972 |
Hi
Just found this site whilst having recently travelled up the M3 and failing to spot the cows on top of the old Job's plant (are they still there or did I blink?). Had to laugh when found a photo of my dad David James and godfather Chalky White. Dad worked for years at the Sunbury branch (We actually lived there on site when I was a baby, as dad was foreman). Dad continued to commute to Job's when we moved to Basingstoke until he got his transfer. He discontinued working for the dairy a few years after Unigate took over the company.
I have very fond memories of this period involving Job's. The sports days at Kempton Park were fantastic, and we always went to the Panto's at Christmas. A real family business being that both my father and godfather worked there and later, my brother and me became 'milkboy and milkgirl'.
Thanks for recalling some rather old but great memories.
Tracy James
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