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Video recording of interviews with Richard Jackson (Sainsbury's employee, first as poultryman, later as butcher) and James Heggie (Sainsbury's employee from 1937 at the Blackfriars factory). Interviewed by Bridget Williams (Sainsbury's Archives) at the Royal Lancaster Hotel.

Contents, video 1998.0459 (SA/HIS/1/2/5/5/1), Richard Jackson interview:
Starting work at Sainsbury's, training, started work as poultry learner.
Work in various branches across London as poultryman. Differences between branches.
Retrained as butcher, and started work in branches in London. Discusses this work, and meat sold at Sainsbury's.

Contents, video 1998.0460 (SA/HIS/1/2/5/5/2):
1. Richard Jackson interview, part 2
Continues discussion of working as a butcher, and about meat
Return to Sainsbury's after National Service
Rationing, end of rationing
2. [13:44] James Heggie interview. Started work at Sainsbury's in 1937.
Starting work at Sainsbury's.
His work on meat at the Sainsbury's factory at Blackfriars, including responsibility for chopping machines. About the sausages produced at the factory.
Sports teams at Sainsbury's.
Products produced at the Sainsbury's factory.

Contents, 'Sainsbury's Veterans Interviews' video (SA/HIS/1/2/5/5/3), 8 minutes 49 seconds:
James Heggie interview (appears to be identical to recording on video 1998.0460).

One additional (non-digitized) video tape is also included in this file but this may be a duplicate.