Plaque

Warwick Farm Dairies 1

Erection date: 12/4/1881

Inscription

Warwick Farm Dairies, J. Welford & Sons, proprietors.
This stone was laid by Miss Annie F. Welford on the 12th April 1881.

Site: Warwick Farm Dairies (2 memorials)

W9, Elgin Avenue, 97

The plaques are on the white tiled wall below the Shirland Road street sign. Some photos of the unveiling of the more recent plaque, show it was originally erected below the older plaque, whereas now (2023) it is above.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Warwick Farm Dairies

Retail group run by the Welford and Sons family. Founded by Richard Welford w...

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Annie Frances Welford

Granddaughter of Richard Welford (1817-1858) who founded and ran Warwick Farm...

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