This subfonds includes material relating to Sainsbury's transport and distribution network. This includes delivery from depots to branches, home delivery, vehicles, horses and distribution developments. Includes seven files of images of Sainsbury's transport, vehicles and distribution.
In JS Journal March 1949, John Benjamin Sainsbury recalled their first "one single-horse van", about the time that Allcroft Road Depot was opened (c.1882). This cart was built by William Cobb (1837-1923) . He was descended from generations of Norfolk village wheelwrights and lived with his family at No. 1 Hanover Street, in Kentish Town, not far from the Sainsburys.
See also depots SA/DEP for more on the distribution network.
Depots and distribution network
Transport and distribution network
This subfonds includes material relating to Sainsbury's transport and distribution network. This includes delivery from depots to branches, home delivery, vehicles, horses and distribution developments. Includes seven files of images of Sainsbury's transport, vehicles and distribution.
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- Ref. No: SA/DEP/TRAN
- Date: [1890s-2002]
- Level: SubFonds
- Extent: 3 boxes, 11 files, 2 volumes, 9 items
- Access: Open
Diecast scale model of a Leyland-DAF 85 Series box trailer decorated in Sainsbury's 'making life taste better' livery. The truck is held in a...
One outsize sheet featuring drawings and specifications for Bedford 5 and 6 ton vans.
Includes: Drivers' handbooks and standing instructions. Two postcards and one photograph of early delivery vans. J.S. Drivers Club membership...
Includes reproduction images of Sainsbury's entrant to the London Harness Horse Parade and a rosette and horse shoe shaped award presented to...
Includes: Copies of magazines featuring articles on transport and Sainsbury's. Statistic and information relating to Sainsbury's transport e.g. cost...
Consists of 20 medals awarded for safe driving, two plain medals for years 1942 and 1945, 11 in the shape and design of a leaf for years 1942 - 1961,...
Wooden printing block with [copper] printing plate with image of a Sainsbury's delivery tricycle.
Entries include credits for cash sales and debits for fuel, oil and Dept. of Environment. This appears to relate to a company called Hill's Motor &...
Contains the following die-cast vintage model vans decorated in Sainsbury's livery: Horse drawn removal van Y-19 Morris Cowley van (1929) Sentinel...
Inscription at front of book reads 'Mauldeth Finance Limited' and 'Hill's Motor and Garage Co Ltd.'. Gives name of customer, address, date, make and...
Round metal medal issued to John James Sainsbury. The obverse depicts a woman, possibly Queen Victoria, wearing a crown and holding a sceptre while...
Round metal medal issued to John James Sainsbury. The obverse depicts a woman, possibly Queen Victoria, wearing a crown and holding a sceptre while...
Paper by Robert Parle (Sainsbury's Departmental Director of Distribution Operations) which was given at the FTA Freight 96 Conference on 28 to 29...
Images of vehicles used by Sainsbury's including bicycles and tricycles, horse drawn vehicles, motorised vans and lorries. It includes vehicles used...
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Papers, images and objects relating to Sainsbury's depots and transport. This includes photographs of depots and vehicles, information and instructions for depot staff, reports about depots and distribution, financial records for the depots, and ephemera relating to transport and distribution.
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