General area of Blackfriars
[post-1500s]-[2000]Relates to the area of Blackfriars (area of Sainsbury's head office), e.g. its local history and archaeology.
SA/BL/2
Sainsbury family history research
1700-2004Includes family history research, family trees and articles on the Sainsbury family.
SA/FAM/GEN/9
Fanhams Hall training centre
1716-2000sFanhams Hall training centre was purchased by Sainsburys to be their managment training centre in 1986.
SA/EMP/TRAI/FH
Sainsbury family
[c. 1750-2000s]Papers, images and objects relating to the Sainsbury family. This includes papers relating to the founders of Sainsbury's John James and Mary Ann Sainsbury, to various family members who were...
SA/FAM
Other Sainsburys
[c. 1750-2000s]Papers, objects and images relating to other members of the Sainsbury family. Includes photographs, press cuttings, family bibles and other papers.
SA/FAM/15
Mixed Sainsbury family materials
[c. 1750-2000]Mixed original and photocopied documentation relating to the Sainsbury family, some typical examples include: Mr Alfred Sainsbury's original employment letter from John James (his Father). Notes...
SA/FAM/15/2
Sainsbury's family general
1750s-1990sPapers and objects relating to the Sainsbury family in general. Includes family history research papers, birth and death certificates, articles about family members, objects used by family members and...
SA/FAM/GEN
Birth and Death Certificates
[c. 1750-1980]Mixed Birth and Death certificates relating to the Sainsbury family.
SA/FAM/GEN/8
Laboratories
1840s-1990sLaboratories and sampling kitchens at Head Office.
SA/BL/4
John James Sainsbury
1844-1928Papers, objects and images relating to John James Sainsbury and Mary Ann Sainsbury (nee Staples) - the founders of Sainsbury's. Includes objects used by or presented to Mr and Mrs Sainsbury,...
SA/FAM/1
Illustration of Christ Church, Blackfriars
1850-1910Illustration of Christ Church, Blackfriars. Drawn by Thomas H. Shepherd and engraved by R. Acon. Christ Church is located near to Sainsbury's former Blackfriars head office and depot complex.
SA/BL/2/10
Portrait photograph of unidentified male
[c. 1850-1990]SA/FAM/15/8
Branch files
1860s-2000sFiles of papers and images relating to individual Sainsbury's branches. The content of individual files varies and there is more content in some branch files than others. Examples of papers that may...
SA/BR
Tiles (emerald green)
[1860s-1940s]Emerald green coloured glaze border tiles. Several of the tiles have a raised inscription on the back, 'Minton China Works Stoke on Trent,' which, in some cases, has been stamped back to front.
SA/BR/1/126/6
Border tile (tan)
[1860s-1940s]Tan colour glazed border tile. The reverse of the tile has a raised inscription, 'Minton, Hollins & Co'.
SA/BR/1/126/7
Tile (turquoise)
[1860s-1940s]Thin, rectangular, turquoise, coloured glaze tile.
SA/BR/1/126/8
Tile (blue-green)
[1860s-1940s]Thin, rectangular, blue-green, impressed, coloured glaze tile. The glaze has pooled in the recessed areas of each tile creating dark patches of colour that contrast to the areas of high relief which...
SA/BR/1/126/9
Border tiles (blue-green)
[1860s-1940s]Blue-green, impressed, coloured glaze border tiles. The glaze has pooled in the recessed areas of each tile creating dark patches of colour that contrast to the areas of high relief which are...
SA/BR/1/126/10