Mr. W. Miller at the controls of the milk powder plant.
The christmas party of the milk factory in 1940.
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The social side of life was not neglected, this is a Christmas party for the children of the employees in the old factory hall c. 1940.
Mr Mutter with 5 milk tankers ready for London.
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Mr. L. Mutter with one days supply of milk in 5 tankers ready to be taken to London.
Part of the Milk Factory after the fire in 1923
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In 1923 part of the factory was destroyed by fire.
Factory Workers clearing snow at Hemyock Station.
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Milk factory workers clearing snow from the rails beside Hemyock Station in 1963 to enable the train to reach the factory and take the milk away. The factory had converted to oil to fuel the boilers and the oil storage tanks can be seen in the background.
Removal of snow following the snow storm in 1963
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Before the tractors could bring in the milk the factory had to be manually cleared of snow, here the workers are actually loading the snow on to two milk lorries
Milk Reception Platform after the snow strom 1963
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The milk reception platform after the 1963 snow storm, Mr. W. Griffiths may be seen to the immediate left of the farmer carrying an empty 10 gallon churn.
Outside the Milk Factory after a snow storm. 1963
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A scene outside the factory gates following the severe snow storm in 1963 which created absolute chaos, after several days tractors were at last able to move on the roads and all day long farmers came from miles around to bring their milk to the factory. The railway station is on the right and a railway milk tanker has been pulled across the road to be filled with milk and sent to London. A delivery of bread has also just arrived in the village.
Aerial View of Milk Factory
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Aerial view of the milk factory taken about 30 years ago. The fields at the top of the photograph later became the Hollingarth housing estate. The factory was demolished in 2000.