Transition from Tradition to Technology. A history of the dairy industry in Devon
Details:
- Author(s) Sainsbury, Peter
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1991
- Pages 112pp; illus
- Publisher The author
- Place Published Tiverton
Topics:
Countries:
Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
- Visit British Library's website
Groups:
Notes:
History of the industry's development, mostly in the 20th century. Mostly milk and cheese production. Includes detailed histories of c15 dairies. Chapters include: 'Milk production in the early tradition'; 'An expanding industry'; 'The war years and up to 1950'; 'Postwar consolidation'; 'Developments in dairy technology'; 'Brief histories of some dairies in the county past and present' [pp67-100]. The pre 1988 defunct dairies are: R S Norrish & Sons Ltd; Duchess of Devonshire Dairy Co Ltd; Witheridge & District Dairy Co Ltd; Cheriton Fitzpaine Dairy Co. The dairies operating in 1988 were: Dairy Crest Foods of Torrington; Eden Vale (Express Dairies) of Crediton; Express Creameries of Honiton; St Ivel Ltd of Hemyock / Culm Valley Dairy Co Ltd; United Dairies Ltd of Totnes / Daws Creameries; Express Milk, Exeter / Hammett's Dairies Ltd; Bovril Ltd, Ambrosia Creamery of Lifton; Express Foods of North Tawton