Plaque

Warwick Farm Dairies 2

Erection date: 29/10/1982

Inscription

This plaque was unveiled by Miss Pamela Bishop grandaughter {sic} of Annie F. Welford on 29th October 1982 to mark the 100th anniversary of the opening of theses premises as a dairy.

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 2

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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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Warwick Farm Dairies 2

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Pamela F. Bishop

Granddaughter of Annie F. Welford. Pamela F. Bishop was born in 1942, the yo...

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Warwick Farm Dairies 2

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Warwick Farm Dairies 1

Warwick Farm Dairies 1

Warwick Farm Dairies, J. Welford & Sons, proprietors. This stone was laid...

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