This subsection incorporates material from the following departments that existed within Sainsbury's: Architects and Engineers department, Development...
Three teapot brown colour glazed border tiles and two blue-green impressed colour glazed border tiles. The glaze has pooled in the recessed areas of...
Photographs and other images showing the founders of Sainsbury's, John James and Mary Ann Sainsbury. The file also includes some images which relate...
Material relating to Sainsbury's employees. This section of the catalogue covers recruitment, staff welfare and benefits, pensions, health and safety,...
Machine pressed relief tiles featuring a Art Nouveau style stem and leaf design. The tiles have a cream glazed ground and the design is painted with...
Machine pressed relief tiles featuring a Art Nouveau style stem, leaf and iris design. The tiles have a cream glazed ground and the design is painted...
Machine pressed relief tiles featuring an Art Nouveau style flower, leaf and scroll design. The design is painted with coloured glazes; brown for the...
Machine pressed relief tile featuring an Art Nouveau style flower, leaf and scroll design. The design is painted with coloured glazes; dark brown for...
Oval shaped painted glass panel in a wooden frame depicting a rabbit and two game birds strung up. The panel is one of a pair (see SA/BRA/1/9/1/3/4)...
Photo showing two watches which were owned by John James and Mary Ann Sainsbury. The picture features in 'The Best Butter in the World: A History of...
Photo showing a watch which was owned by Mary Ann Sainsbury. Seven other near identical images (with different exposure levels or lighting) are also...
Photo showing a watch which was owned by Mary Ann Sainsbury. Seven other near identical images (with different exposure levels or lighting) are also...
Sterling silver cup with an engraved inscription, 'SAINSBURY STAFF ASSOCIATION CHESS CHALLENGE TROPHY Presented 1954', within an oval engraved frame. ...
Colour and black and white photographs and slide transparencies of Blackfriars area and buildings in the vicinity. Includes some aerial and panoramic...
Thin, rectangular, teapot brown, colour glazed tiles. On the reverse of all of the tiles there is a raised inscription, 'England', and the reverse of...
Copper alloy bell weight with a handle. An inscription on the top of the handle states the weight, '4 lb' while the name of the maker is inscribed on...
Section of wall tile consisting of a fragment of machine pressed glazed relief tile featuring an organic design in white with yellow/green detail on a...
Square white tiles with a symmetrical dark blue transfer-printed design of flowers and scrolls under a colourless glaze. There are numbers inscribed...
Twenty-one whole border tiles and two border tile fragments. White rectangular tiles with a dark blue and light blue transfer-printed design under a...
Two sections of tiled wall featuring fragments of chrysanthemum border tiles around fragments of a central motif of stylised crown imperial tiles. The...
Edging tiles with a curved section and a teapot brown coloured glaze. There is a raised inscription on the reverse of several tiles, 'MINTON, HOLLINS...
Edging tiles with a curved section and a teapot brown coloured glaze. There is a raised inscription on the reverse of several tiles, 'M H & Co.' This...
Border tiles with a brown coloured glaze. There is a raised inscription on the reverse of many of the tiles, 'MINTON, HOLLINS & Co.' These tiles were...
Border tiles with an olive green coloured crackle glaze. There is a raised inscription on the reverse of many of the tiles, 'M H & Co.' or, 'MINTON,...
Section of tiled wall featuring whole and partial border and corner tiles that would have surrounded a central motif of stylised crown imperial tiles....
Square tile with an olive green coloured crackle glaze. This tile was part of the house style used in Sainsbury's branches from the 1890s to the late...
Machine pressed glazed relief tiles with fleur-de-lys style design in white with yellow/green detail on a celadon green background. One is an original...
Machine pressed relief tile with a stylised organic design in white and olive green on a celadon green ground. This style of wall tile was typical of...
Rectangular machine pressed glazed relief tile with brown floral borders. The middle contains yellow and white chrysanthemums and tan leaves against...
Geometric and stylised floral transfer-printed design under a colourless glaze. A raised inscription on the reverse includes the (partially obscured)...
Rectangular machine pressed relief border tile with main chrysanthemum and leaf design and floral borders. The tile has a blue coloured glaze ground...
Glass plate inscribed 'E. BOXALL MANAGER' in gold coloured lettering. Two copper chains are attached to the top of the plate by copper alloy fittings...
Packaging and other items relating to packaging at Sainsbury's. This includes a large number of items of packaging for own-brand products, packaging...
Bags for use by customers to carry their shopping home, and images of bags. The series contains paper bags, paper carrier bags (larger paper bags with...
This subfonds includes photographs, marketing, advertising, product packaging, promotional material, press cuttings and corporate material from Shaw's...
Postcard showing Mr F.C. Woodhams, manager standing outside his branch of Sainsbury's. The branch appears to be 35 London Road, Croydon (identified by...
Includes a report, a brochure, a presentation, booklets and press articles about the history of Shaw's and Shaw's in general e.g. copy of 'A Man and...
Women's clogs. Black leather upper fixed to a wooden sole with metal pins through a brown leather strip. Lace fastening through four pairs of copper...
Material related to Blackfriars including:
training paperwork e.g. sample exams,
photocopy of 1890 indenture of lease,
1978 Stamford House Christmas...
Machine pressed relief wall tile with a stylised organic design in white with tan detail on a celadon green background. Reverse embossed with 'MINTON...
Set of cast iron balance scales. The foot of the balance is a white, rectangular, decorative frame with undulating edges that disguises the workings...
Papers, objects and images relating to facilities for customers such as baskets and trolleys; cash machines; and petrol stations. Includes publicity...