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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch exterior

[1955]

Photograph of the exterior of the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London shortly before opening. A notice in the window advises passers-by that "Sainsbury's Self-Service...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch exterior

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch interior with customers

Sep 1955

Photograph of the interior of the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London busy with customers. Photograph by Borough News Photo Service, Loampit Vale, Lewisham (reference...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch interior with customers

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: egg display

Sep 1955

Photograph of an employee arranging a display of English New Laid eggs. Image included in 'JS Journal' June 1956, p.1.

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: egg display

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff preparing and wrapping meat

1955

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff preparing and wrapping meat

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: Avery meat weighing scales

[1955-1960s]

Photograph by W.S. Crawford Ltd Photographic Studio, 233 High Holborn, London (negative number A3569) [W.S. Crawford was an advertising agency].

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: Avery meat weighing scales

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: employee weighing and pricing meat

[1955-1960s]

Photograph by W.S. Crawford Ltd Photographic Studio, 233 High Holborn, London (negative number A3569) [W.S. Crawford was an advertising agency].

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: employee weighing and pricing meat

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch interior

[1955]

Photograph of the interior of the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London shortly before opening. The store at the time was Sainsbury's largest branch and Europe's largest...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch interior

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch interior: staff dining room

Sep 1955

Photograph of the interior of the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. The photograph appears in JS Journal October 1955 page 13 with the caption "A general view of...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch interior: staff dining room

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch interior

Sep 1955

Photograph of the interior of the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. The photograph appears in 'JS Journal' October 1955, page 23 with the caption "Looking towards...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch interior

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: meat taken to cold store

Sep 1955

Photograph of staff working in the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. The photograph shows (as explained in JS Journal October 1955) the use of the rail which runs...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: meat taken to cold store

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff wrapping biscuits

13 Sep 1955

Photograph of staff working in the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. Photograph by Maillard, Weymouth Street, London, W1 (reference 6858).

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff wrapping biscuits

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff weighing and pricing meat

13 Sep 1955

Photograph of staff working in the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. Photograph by Maillard, Weymouth Street, London, W1 (reference 6860).

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff weighing and pricing meat

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: meat supervisor with tray of steak

[1955]

Photograph taken at the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. The photograph appears in JS Journal October 1955 page 16 with the caption "Mr. Foord, Meat Supervisor,...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: meat supervisor with tray of steak

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: butcher cuts meat with band-saw

13 Sep 1955

Photograph taken at the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. The photograph appears in JS Journal October 1955 page 17. Photograph by Maillard, Weymouth Street,...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: butcher cuts meat with band-saw

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff wrapping meat

13 Sep 1955

Photograph taken at the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. The photograph appears in JS Journal October 1955 page 15 with the caption "At work at the meat wrapping...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff wrapping meat

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: conveyor taking groceries from store to push-up room

13 Sep 1955

Photograph taken at the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. A similar (but not identical) photograph appears in JS Journal October 1955 page 11 with the caption...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: conveyor taking groceries from store to push-up room

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff using 'push-ups'

[1955]

Photograph taken at the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. The photograph appears in JS Journal October 1955 page 10 with the caption "Wrapped goods are stacked on...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff using 'push-ups'

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: joint general manager Robert James Sainsbury with staff in meat preparation room

[13 Sep 1955]

Image included in 'JS Journal' October 1955, p.15, with the caption "Mr. R. J. Sainsbury on one of his visits to the shop examines the operation of a new type of machine. Behind him Mr. Nash, centre...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: joint general manager Robert James Sainsbury with staff in meat preparation room

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: joint general manager Robert James Sainsbury with staff in meat preparation room

13 Sep 1955

Photograph by Maillard, Weymouth Street, London, W1 (reference 6874).

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: joint general manager Robert James Sainsbury with staff in meat preparation room

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff at work in meat preparation room

Sep 1955

Photograph of staff working in the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. Photograph by Maillard, Weymouth Street, London, W1 (reference 6895).

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff at work in meat preparation room

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff at checkouts

13 Sep 1955

Photograph of staff at the checkouts at the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. Photograph by Maillard, Weymouth Street, London, W1 (reference 6900).

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff at checkouts

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: customers waiting outside on opening day

13 Sep 1955

Photograph taken at the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London showing customers waiting outside on the opening day. Photograph by Maillard, Weymouth Street, London, W1...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: customers waiting outside on opening day

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: Lord (Alan) Sainsbury with Superintendent F.A. Pagden

19 Sep 1955

Photograph taken at the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London showing [Superintendent F.A. Pagden; identified from JS Journal Oct 1955 p26] and Lord Sainsbury of Drury...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: Lord (Alan) Sainsbury with Superintendent F.A. Pagden

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff at work in the buffer-room

Sep 1955

Photograph taken at the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. The photograph appears in JS Journal October 1955 page 11 with the caption "On the ground floor is the...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff at work in the buffer-room

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch interior: meat department

19 Sep 1955

Photograph of the interior of the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. The photograph appears in JS Journal October 1955 page 19 with the caption "A general view of...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch interior: meat department

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch interior: frozen and refrigerated displays

Sep 1955

Photograph of the interior of the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. The photo features the frozen food display and the refrigerated display of butter, margarine,...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch interior: frozen and refrigerated displays

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch interior

Sep 1955

Photograph of the interior of the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. Photograph by Maillard, Weymouth Street, London, W1 (reference 6942).

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch interior

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch interior

Sep 1955

Photograph of the interior of the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. The photograph appears in JS Journal October 1955 page 24-25 with the caption "This view of the...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch interior

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: fresh fruit department

Sep 1955

Photograph taken at the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. The branch had Sainsbury's first fresh fruit department (though fresh tomatoes and cucumbers were...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: fresh fruit department

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff wrapping biscuits

1955

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff wrapping biscuits

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: visit by Minister of Agriculture

[1959]

Photograph taken at the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London showing the visit of the Minister of Agriculture, John Hare. Alan Sainsbury (later Lord Sainsbury of Drury...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: visit by Minister of Agriculture

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: visit by Minister of Agriculture

[1959]

Photograph taken at the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London showing the visit of the Minister of Agriculture, John Hare. Alan Sainsbury (later Lord Sainsbury of Drury...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: visit by Minister of Agriculture

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff wrapping goods

[1959]

Photograph taken at the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. Photograph by Maillard, Weymouth Street, London, W1 (reference 376/59).

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: staff wrapping goods

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch exterior and market

[1963]

Photograph of the exterior of the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London with a busy open-air market in front of the store. Photograph by Maillard Studio, Weymouth...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch exterior and market

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch exterior and market

[1963]

Photograph of the exterior of the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London with a busy open-air market in front of the store. Photograph presumably by Maillard Studio,...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch exterior and market

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: wrapping meat

[1963]

Photograph taken at the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. Photograph by Maillard, Weymouth Street, London, W1 (reference 1324/63).

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: wrapping meat

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: homeware aisle with customers

[1963]

Image included in 'JS Journal' October 1955, p.15, with the caption "Customer on right is examining a polythene bucket in the household ware department." Photograph by Maillard, Weymouth Street,...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch: homeware aisle with customers

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch exterior and market

[1963]

Photograph of the exterior of the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London with a busy open-air market in front of the store. Barratts shoe shop and part of Wheatlands...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch exterior and market

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch exterior: Rhyme Road/Romer Avenue frontage

[1963]

Photograph of the 1963 extension to the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. This shows the corner of the building on Rhyme Road and Romer Avenue. This location...

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch exterior: Rhyme Road/Romer Avenue frontage

Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch interior

[1963]

Photograph of the interior of the Sainsbury's branch at 132-136 Lewisham High Street, Lewisham, London. Photograph by Maillard Studio, Weymouth Street, London, W1 (reference 1343/63).

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Image of 132-136 Lewisham High Street branch interior