Image of John and Alan Sainsbury outside 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch with members of the public
[1958]Part of a poster "Opening…" (the rest is obscured from view) can be seen on the right and an advertisement can be seen on the left. The advertisement on the left appears to be identical to a...
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch exterior at night
[c. 1958]Photograph showing the store at night. Staff can be seen inside the branch.
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Image of opening plaque at 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch
[c. 1958]Photograph of plaque "John James Sainsbury began trading in 1869 at 173 Drury Lane. There his eldest son and successor John Benjamin was born. This shop, replacing the original, was opened by John...
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch exterior
[1958]Photograph of the self-service store at 24/25 Drury Lane.
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London store exterior during New Zealand Cheese promotion
Nov 1961Photograph of the store, with advertisements for New Zealand Cheese "Buy New Zealand Cheddar it's good and cheap at Sainsbury's" in the window. A caption on the back states this was a promotion held...
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London store exterior during New Zealand Cheese promotion
Nov 1961Photograph of the store, with advertisements for New Zealand Cheese "Buy New Zealand Cheddar it's good and cheap at Sainsbury's" in the window. A caption on the back states this was a promotion held...
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Image of Drury Lane including 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch
Apr 1975Photograph showing Drury Lane, including Sainsbury's self-service shop at number 24/25, on the left of the photo. Other features on the photo include the New London Theatre (showing Deja Revue) on the...
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Image of Drury Lane including 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch
Apr 1975Photograph showing Drury Lane, including Sainsbury's self-service shop at number 24/25, on the left of the photo. The photo also includes the New London Theatre (showing Deja Revue) on the right.
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Image of Drury Lane including 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch
Apr 1975Photograph showing Drury Lane, including Sainsbury's self-service shop in the background at number 24/25, on the right of the photo. The photo is taken from the corner where the original Sainsbury's...
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Image of opening plaque at 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch exterior, with customer
Apr 1975Photograph showing the store with a customer leaving the store with a trolley. A sign on the window states "We regret to announce that this store will close down on Friday, 4 April".
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch on closing day: customers chatting outside branch
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch on closing day: customers inside branch
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch on closing day: customers inside branch
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch on closing day: customers inside branch, with Assistant Meat Manager
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch on closing day: customers inside branch, with Assistant Meat Manager
Apr 1975The photograph was included in 'JS Journal' April 1975, with the caption "Assistant meat manager Aidan Brodigan swaps memories with customers Mrs Lennon and Mrs Egan, who between them have shopped at...
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch on closing day: customer shopping with basket
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch on closing day: at checkout
Apr 1975The photograph appears to show some money being counted at the checkout.
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch on closing day: at checkout
Apr 1975The photograph was included in JS Journal April 1975, with the caption "It isn't all sadness for the staff as they leave the shop for the last time".
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch on closing day: at checkout
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch on closing day: last customer at checkout
Apr 1975See also article in JS Journal April 1975. The article states that according to a family tradition, the last customer depicted here was the great-great-grand-daughter of the first Sainsbury's customer...
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch on closing day: last customer at checkout
Apr 1975The photograph shows Sylvia Hankin - the last customer at 24/25 Drury Lane. Her great-great-grandmother was the first Sainsbury customer (as reported in 'JS Journal' April 1975). Behind her is Allan...
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch on closing day: last customer leaves store
Apr 1975The photograph shows Sylvia Hankin - the last customer at 24/25 Drury Lane. Her great-great-grandmother was the first Sainsbury customer (as reported in 'JS Journal' April 1975) leaving the store. She...
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch on closing day: closed notice affixed to door
Apr 1975The photograph is included in 'JS Journal' April 1975.
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch on closing day: Eileen O'SuIlivan takes a last photograph of the staff
Apr 1975The photograph is included in 'JS Journal' April 1975 with the caption "Eileen O'SuIlivan takes a last photograph of the staff".
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch on closing day: Eileen O'SuIlivan takes a last photograph of the staff
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch exterior
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch exterior
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch exterior
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch exterior
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch exterior
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch exterior
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch exterior
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch exterior: recruitment posters in window
[1971-1975]The picture shows posters "Sainsbury's a cut above the rest", "You've made the best of a bad job", "Come and have a cuppa with us" and "She'd do well at Sainsbury's".
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch exterior: recruitment posters in window
[1971-1975]The picture shows posters "Sainsbury's a cut above the rest", "You've made the best of a bad job", "Come and have a cuppa with us" and "She'd do well at Sainsbury's".
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch exterior: recruitment posters in window
[1971-1975]The picture shows posters "Sainsbury's a cut above the rest", "You've made the best of a bad job", "Come and have a cuppa with us" and "She'd do well at Sainsbury's".
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch exterior
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch exterior with recruitment and "Super Save Features" posters
[1971-1975]The picture shows posters "Come and have a cuppa with us...", "Sainsbury's Super Save Features", "Every Sainsbury's Supermarket has a team just like this one" and "Butchers can earn up to £31.72".
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch exterior with recruitment and "Super Save Features" posters
[1971-1975]The picture shows posters "Sainsbury's, a cut above the rest", "Sainsbury's Super Save Features", "Every Sainsbury's Supermarket has a team just like this one" and "Store Servicemen can earn up to...
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Image of 24/25 Drury Lane, London branch exterior with recruitment and "Super Save Features" posters
[1971-1975]The picture shows posters "You've made the best of a bad job", "Sainsbury's Super Save Features", "Every Sainsbury's Supermarket has a team just like this one" and "Butchers can earn up to £31.72".
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