London: Croydon 6 London Road (renumbered 9/11))

Poster relating to the opening of Sainsbury's first self service store at Croydon. Includes text "It's come to Croydon! 'Q-Less Shopping' Quicker,...

Features delivery vehicles (tricycles, horses and carts) with staff. Next door to Sainsbury's a branch of "Marks & Spencer Ltd Original Penny Bazaar"...

Photograph showing customers in the aisle with products including condiments, pulses and a gondola-end (shelf-end) display of evaporated milk...

Photograph by The London News Agency Photos Ltd, Fleet Street, London (reference 21337).

Photograph of interior - showing gondola shelves and lady with child. Also features other customers, cardboard egg boxes (see SA/PKC/PRO/1/8/3/1),...

Includes staff behind counter, and notices promoting gongozolas as Christmas gifts and guinea/half guinea hampers. A poster on the wall reveals the...

A reference '30989' is written on the back.

Postcard advert for the 'finest quality Home Produce at lowest possible prices' including a special offer on legs and shoulders of 'finest Scotch...

West Croydon branch 'Jubilee Commemoration' 1882-1932 advert, 1932. Includes "Progress" a brief history of the store. Also includes prices for...

Features customers shopping, and view of the store aisles. Products and brands visible include Bird's Custard Powder, Smedley's (tinned fruits),...

Photograph showing the interior including customers and cheese in refrigerated cabinets. A notice "Sainsbury's can still offer you an excellent...

Photograph showing the interior busy with customers. Products on display include bread, confectionery (includes Dairy Box and Black Magic), and tea...

Photograph features customers shopping including some taking chickens.

Includes member of staff helping customer.

Photograph of shop. Features "Daily Arrivals of Pure Butter" sign above window, "J. Sainsbury High Class Provisions" lettering in window, employee at...

Photograph by Sussex Commercial Photo Service Ltd, Hove (reference 132/712 ?).

A note states "9/11 Croydon 1,000" - this presumably refers to the number of copies which were printed.

Newspaper advert from The Croydon Guardian, Saturday, 28th November, 1914. 'J. Sainsbury's Special Christmas Gift. A highly finished Coloured War...

Appeared in The Croydon Advertiser.

Appeared in The Croydon Advertiser.

Photograph by Fox Photos Ltd (reference 15779).

Photograph by Fox Photos Ltd (reference 15080). In the window is a poster "Points Foods for the Last Week" and various canned products including...

The photograph appears in JS Journal September 1950 (page 5) with the caption "A general view of the basement preparation floor. Note the...

A variety of items can be seen on sale such as: Hugo's Seville Orange Marmalade; Selsa Finest Self-Raising Flour and National Flour (Selsa was...

The photograph appears in JS Journal September 1950 (page 7) with the caption "One of the first customers "Checking out."". The picture also includes...

The photograph appears in JS Journal September 1950 (page 9) with the caption "Conveyor belt from basement to service room".

Photograph showing the preparation room at 9/11 London Road, Croydon store busy with staff unpacking items from boxes including biscuits (which were...

Price list featuring 'English and Scotch Beef', 'Southdown Lamb', 'English and Scotch Mutton', 'Finest Quality Chilled Beef', 'Genuine Canterbury...

Newspaper advertisement for special offers on butter to celebrate 50 years trading at the original Croydon store to include 9-11 & 35 London Road, 68...

Newspaper article discussing the Jubilee celebrations of 9-11 Croydon branch. Published in Croydon Advertiser.