Branch and estates material
[1860s-2000s]Papers, images and objects relating to Sainsbury's branches and other premises owned or leased by Sainsbury's. This includes: items relating to the branch buildings; fixtures and fittings from...
SA/BRA
Branch development and architecture
[1860s-2004]This subsection incorporates material from the following departments that existed within Sainsbury's: Architects and Engineers department, Development Division, Estates Department and Property...
SA/BRA/1
Architectural detail - 3D objects
[1860s-1990s]SA/BRA/1/9
Architectural detail
[1860s-1990s]e.g tiles, signage
SA/BRA/1/9/1
Border tiles
[1860s-1940s]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 each tile creating dark patches of colour that...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/6
Border tiles (tan)
[1860s-1940s]Tan coloured glaze border tiles. On the reverse of three of the tiles there is a raised inscription, 'Minton, Hollins & Co'. The other tile differs from the rest having six vertical raised ridges on...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/82/4
Images of John James Sainsbury and Mary Ann Sainsbury
[1860s-1980s]Photographs and other images showing the founders of Sainsbury's, John James and Mary Ann Sainsbury. The file also includes some images which relate to John James and Mary Ann Sainsbury but do not...
SA/FAM/1/6
Portait images of John James Sainsbury and Mary Ann Sainsbury
[1860s-1900s]SA/FAM/1/6/1
London: Drury Lane branch files
[c. 1869-1975]SA/BR/22/D/14
Staff registers, employee record cards and other personnel records
[1869-1990s]Staff registers, employee record cards and other personnel records (including accident book, productivity records and staff identification records). Some records are closed due to Data Protection Act...
SA/EMP/2
Cheese sampler
[c. 1869-1950]A cheese sampler. The handle has been welded to 'cutting' section of the item. Imprinted on the handle are the words, 'PARNELL & SONS'
SA/FAM/15/1
Photographs of general advertising
1869-2000SA/MARK/ADV/IMA/1
Photographs, slides, transparencies and negatives of general advertising
1869-1990sComprises photographs, slides, tranparencies and negatives of general advertising material including: general advertisements featuring the slogans "SAINSBURY'S - The House that is built on QUALITY"...
SA/MARK/ADV/IMA/1/1
Office spike
[c. 1870s-1930s]Metal spike with decorated base.
SA/BR/1/169
Tiles (flower and plant design)
[1870s-1940s]Two cream, tan and brown under-glaze transfer-printed border tiles with a stylised flower and plant design, and horizontal borders. A raised inscription on the reverse includes the maker's name,...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/2
Tiles (from 12/16 High Street, Kingsland branch)
[1870s-1900s]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 coloured glazes; green for the stem, green and...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/63
Tiles (from 12/16 High Street, Kingsland branch)
[1870s-1900s]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 with coloured glazes; green for the stem, blue...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/63/2
Tile (from 12/16 High Street, Kingsland branch)
[1870s-1900s]Machine pressed relief tile featuring a Art Nouveau style stem, leaf and iris design. The tile has a cream glazed ground and the design is painted with coloured glazes; green for the stem, blue for...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/63/3
Tile (pale blue)
[1870s-1940s]Square pale blue coloured glaze tile. The reverse of the tile has a raised inscription, 'Minton, Hollins & Co Patent Tile Works Stoke on Trent [ ] W'.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/77/2
Tiles (from 12/16 High Street, Kingsland branch)
[1870s-1900s]Machine pressed relief tiles featuring an Art Nouveau style flower, leaf and scroll design. The design is painted with coloured glazes; brown for the borders and the background, blue and green for...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/82/1
Tile (from 12/16 High Street, Kingsland branch)
1870s-1900sMachine pressed relief tile featuring an Art Nouveau style flower and scrolling leaf design. The tiles have a cream glazed ground and the design is painted with coloured glazes; green for the leaves...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/93
Tile (from 12/16 High Street, Kingsland branch)
1870s-1900sMachine pressed relief tile featuring an Art Nouveau style flower, leaf and scroll design. The design is painted with coloured glazes; dark brown for the border, light brown for the background, blue...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/95
Painted glass panel of game
[c. 1870s-1930s]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) for the other panel. It would have been on display...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/3/3
Painted glass panel of game
[c. 1870s-1930s]Oval shaped painted glass panel in a wooden frame depicting two ducks strung up. The panel is one of a pair (see SA/BRA/1/9/1/3/3) for the other panel. It would have been on display in the game...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/3/4
Images relating to John James and Mary Ann Sainsbury’s household and possessions
[1870s-1920s]Images showing the Sainsbury family home, their car and chauffeur, and watches.
SA/FAM/1/6/3
Image of two gold watches owned by John James and Mary Ann Sainsbury
[1870s-1920s]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 Sainsbury's' by B. Williams page 89. Seven other...
SA/FAM/1/6/3/4
Image of gold watch owned by John James Sainsbury
[1870s-1920s]Photo showing a watch (made by George Cook, 58 Spencer Street, London) which was owned by John James Sainsbury. Seven other near identical images (with different exposure levels or lighting) are also...
SA/FAM/1/6/3/5
Image of gold watch owned by Mary Ann Sainsbury
[1870s-1920s]Photo showing a watch which was owned by Mary Ann Sainsbury. Seven other near identical images (with different exposure levels or lighting) are also included in the file.
SA/FAM/1/6/3/6
Image of gold watch owned by Mary Ann Sainsbury
[1870s-1920s]Photo showing a watch which was owned by Mary Ann Sainsbury. Seven other near identical images (with different exposure levels or lighting) are also included in the file.
SA/FAM/1/6/3/7
Sainsbury Staff Association Chess Challenge Trophy Cup 1954
1873-1954Sterling silver cup with an engraved inscription, 'SAINSBURY STAFF ASSOCIATION CHESS CHALLENGE TROPHY Presented 1954', within an oval engraved frame. The cup features a stamped hallmark indicating...
SA/AWA/19
Sketch image of 151 Queen's Crescent, Kentish Town branch
[1875-1968]SA/BR/22/K/4/1
Depots and distribution network
[c. 1875-2001]Papers, images and objects relating to Sainsbury's depots and transport. This includes photographs of depots and vehicles, information and instructions for depot staff, reports about depots and...
SA/DEP
Allcroft Road, Kentish Town depot
[c. 1875-1980s]Images relating to Sainsbury's depot at Allcroft Road, Kentish Town, London. It was Sainsbury's first depot set up in 1882.
SA/DEP/1
Property and branch information papers
[1877-1990s]Includes property documentation
SA/BRA/2
Property documentation
[1877-1980]Includes valuations, deeds
SA/BRA/2/1
Commemorative plaques
[1880s-1940s]Carved wooden shield with scrolls bearing the stylised inscription 'JJS'. The border and intials are picked out in gold paint. The initials stand for John James Sainsbury, the founder of...
SA/AWA/40
Blackfriars (former head office)
1880s-2000sRelates to Head Office functions at Blackfriars.
SA/BL
Blackfriars area images
1880s-1990sColour and black and white photographs and slide transparencies of Blackfriars area and buildings in the vicinity. Includes some aerial and panoramic shots. Blackfriars was the area of Sainsbury's...
SA/BL/IMA/2
Architectural detail
[1880s-1990s]Architectural detail, interior and exterior, fittings and equipment, e.g. tiles, murals, chairs, scales, etc..
SA/BR/1
Border tiles (brown)
1880-1940sTeapot brown coloured glaze border tiles. On the reverse of some of the tiles there is a raised inscription, 'Minton Hollins & Co'. This type of tile was part of the house style used in Sainsbury's...
SA/BR/1/126/1
Border tiles (brown)
1880-1940sTeapot brown coloured glaze border tiles. Three of the tiles have a raised inscription, 'Minton Hollins & Co, [9] 7 R C'. This type of tile was part of the house style used in Sainsbury's branches...
SA/BR/1/126/2
Tiles (brown)
1880s-1940sThin, rectangular, teapot brown, colour glazed tiles. On the reverse of some of the tiles there is a raised inscription, 'M H & Co.' This type of tile was part of the house style used in Sainsbury's...
SA/BR/1/126/3
Tiles (brown)
1880-1940sThin, rectangular, teapot brown, colour glazed tiles. On the reverse of all of the tiles there is a raised inscription, 'England', and the reverse of one 'Minton[s] Limited'. This type of tile was...
SA/BR/1/126/4
Tiles (brown)
1880-1940sThin, rectangular, teapot brown, colour glazed tiles. On the reverse of all but one of the tiles there is a raised inscription, 'Mintons England'. This type of tile was part of the house style used...
SA/BR/1/126/5
Section of tiled wall
1880-1940sSection of tiled wall consisting of 3 sets of different border tiles. There is an inner border of machine pressed tiles featuring a repeated circle design in orange/brown with a horizontal line above...
SA/BR/1/131
Bell weight
[1880s-1970s]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 the side of the handle, 'Herbert & Sons Ltd 6 & 7...
SA/BR/1/143/1
Bell weight
[1880s-1970s]Copper alloy bell weight with a handle. An inscription on the top of the handle states the weight, '7 lb' while 'J. Sainsbury' is inscribed on the bottom of the weight. The bottom of the weight also...
SA/BR/1/143/2
Bell weight
[1880s-1970s]Copper alloy bell weight. An inscription on the top of the handle states the weight, '7 lb' and the maker, 'Avery'. The bottom of the weight also appears to bear the stamp of an Inspector of Weights...
SA/BR/1/143/3
Flat weights
[1880s-1970s]Iron and copper alloy flat weights with inscriptions stating their weight; 1 x 1 oz,1 x 2 oz, 1 x 4oz, 4 x 1 lb, 4 x 2 oz, 3 x 4 lb. Five of the weights have the maker, 'Avery' inscribed on them, two...
SA/BR/1/151/1
Brick shape weight
[1880s-1970s]Iron brick shape weight with two inscriptions stating its weight, '2 lb'. It appears to bear the stamp of an Inspector of Weights and Measures to show that it had been officially verified.
SA/BR/1/151/2
Name plate for manager's office
[1880s-1940s]Glass plate inscribed 'L.R. BECKER MANAGER' in gold coloured lettering. Two metal chains are attached to the top of the plate by metal fittings through holes in the glass. The plate would have been...
SA/BR/1/190
Croydon branch interior photograph
[c. 1880s-1920s]Black and white enlarged print depicting the internal architecture and staff of one of Sainsbury's Croydon branches.
SA/BR/22/C/62
Branch photographs
[c. 1880s - 1950s]Black and white photographs of the following branches: 1 unidentified branch
SA/BR/22/PHO/6
Border tile (brown)
1880s-1940sTwo teapot brown crackle glazed border tiles. These tiles are typical example of the house style used to decorate many of Sainsbury's new branches from the 1890s until after World War Two, and would...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/5
Tiles (brown and turquoise)
1880s-1940sTwo teapot brown and turquoise colour glazed border tiles. They would have been placed on the walls and were part of the house style which was used to decorate many of Sainsbury's new branches from...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/7
Tile (floral design)
1880s-1940sGeometric and stylised floral transfer-printed design under a colourless glaze. A raised inscription on the reverse of the tile includes the makers name, 'Minton, Hollins & Co: Patent Tile Works...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/8/1
Tile (dolphin design)
1880s-1940sGlazed machine pressed relief wall tile with a stylised dolphin design in white with tan detail on a celadon green ground. Portion of left lower corner broken off. Reverse embossed with 'MINTON...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/12
Section of tiled wall
1880s-1940sSection of wall tile consisting of rectangular machine pressed glazed relief tile with brown floral borders. The middle contains yellow and white chrysanthemums and tan leaves against a blue...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/24
Section of tiled wall
1880s-1940sSection 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 celadon green background. Original cement work...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/25
Section of tiled wall
1880s-1940sSection of four partial cream glazed relief tiles with stylised crown imperial design. Still attached to original cement work.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/26
Section of tiled wall
1880s-1940sSection of three partial cream glazed relief tiles with stylised crown imperial design. Still attached to original cement work.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/27
Tiles (flowers and scrolls design)
1880s-1940sSquare white tiles with a symmetrical dark blue transfer-printed design of flowers and scrolls under a colourless glaze. There are numbers inscribed on the reverse of both tiles. This style of tile...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/28
Section of tiled wall
1880s-1940sSection of tiled wall consisting of 1 complete and 2 partial rectangular machine pressed glazed relief tiles with brown floral borders. The middle contains yellow and white chrysanthemums and tan...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/30
Section of tiled wall
1880s-1940sTwo sections of tiled wall featuring fragments of chrysanthemum border tiles around fragments of a central motif of stylised crown imperial tiles. The border tiles are machine pressed relief tiles...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/34
Edging tiles (brown)
1880s-1940sEdging tiles with a curved section and a teapot brown coloured glaze. There is a raised inscription on the reverse of several tiles, 'MINTON, HOLLINS & Co. PATENT TILE WORKS STOKE ON TRENT'. This type...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/35
Edging tiles (brown)
1880s-1940sEdging 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 type of tile was used in Sainsbury's branches as...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/36
Tile (heart design)
1880s-1940sFragment of machine pressed relief border tile featuring a heart design with a brown coloured glaze over the top.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/37
Border tiles
1880s-1940sGlazed border tiles. Inscribed on reverse 'Minton Hollins and Co. 9 5'.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/38
Tiles (cream colour)
1880s-1940s3 curved plain cream glazed tiles and 1 flat tile which appears to have been cut off a larger tile. Inscribed on reverse 'M H & Co 2 2 7'
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/39
Border tiles
1880s-1940sGlazed border tiles.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/39a
Curved border tile
1880s-1940sGlazed curved border tile. Inscribed on reverse 'M H & Co. 2 7'.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/41
Border tiles
1880s-1940sGlazed border tiles. Inscription on reverse 'Minton Hollins and Co'.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/47
Section of tiled wall
1880s-1940sA section of tiled wall featuring fragments of chrysanthemum border tiles around fragments of a central motif of stylised crown imperial tiles. The border tiles are machine pressed relief tiles with...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/48
Section of tiled wall
1880s-1940sA section of tiled wall featuring fragments of chrysanthemum border tiles around fragments of a central motif of stylised crown imperial tiles. The border tiles are machine pressed relief tiles with...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/52
Border tiles
1880s-1940sBorder 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 part of the house style used in Sainsbury's...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/53
Border tiles (brown)
1880s-1940sBorder tiles with a brown coloured glaze. There is a raised inscription on the reverse of many of the tiles, 'M H & Co.' These tiles were part of the house style used in Sainsbury's branches from...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/54
Tiles (olive green, triangular)
1880s-1940sTriangular tiles with an olive green crackle glaze. There are partial raised inscriptions on the reverse of the tiles, it appears that the triangle shapes have been cut from whole square tiles.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/55
Border tiles (olive green)
1880s-1940sBorder 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, HOLLINS & Co.' These tiles were part of the house...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/56
Tiles (olive green)
1880s-1940sSquare tiles with an olive green coloured crackle glaze. There is a raised inscription on the reverse of many of the tiles, 'M H 80 B'. These tiles were part of the house style used in Sainsbury's...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/57
Section of tiled wall
[1880s-1940s]Section of tiled wall featuring fragments of chrysanthemum border tiles around fragments of a central motif of stylised crown imperial tiles. The border tiles are machine pressed relief tiles with...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/62
Section of tiled wall
1880s-1940sSection of tiled wall featuring fragments of chrysanthemum border tiles around fragments of a central motif of stylised crown imperial tile. The border tiles are machine pressed relief tiles with...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/69
Tiles (brown triangular)
1880s-1940sTriangular brown glazed tiles. The tiles may have been used on the front of Sainsbury's branch counters.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/70
Tiles (olive green)
1880s-1940sRectangular olive green coloured glaze tiles. The reverse of the tiles have a raised inscription, 'Minton, Hollins & Co.'
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/71
Section of tiled wall
1880s-1940sSection of tiled wall featuring whole and partial border and corner tiles that would have surrounded a central motif of stylised crown imperial tiles. There are two different types of border tile; the...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/72
Border tiles (brown)
1880s-1940sRectangular brown glazed border tile. The tiles may have been used on the fronts of counters in Sainsbury's branches when the house style used to decorate many of Sainsbury's new branches from the...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/73
Tile (olive green)
1880s-1940sSquare 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 1940s.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/74/1
Tiles (olive green rectangular)
1880s-1940sMany rectangular tiles with an olive green coloured crackle glaze. There is a raised inscription on the reverse of many of the tiles, 'M H & Co'. These tiles were part of the house style used in...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/74/2
Section of tiled wall
1880s-1940sSection of tiled wall featuring fragments of chrysanthemum border tiles around fragments of a central motif of stylised crown imperial tiles. The border tiles are machine pressed relief tiles with...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/75
Border tiles
1880s-1940sGlazed border tile. These tiles may have been used on the front of counters in Sainsbury's branches when the house style used to decorate many of Sainsbury's new branches from the 1890s until after...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/76
Tiles (brown)
1880s-1940sSquare tiles with a teapot brown coloured glaze. Seven of the tiles have a raised inscription on the reverse side, 'Minton Hollins & Co Patent [T]il[e] [Wo]rk[s] Stoke on Trent No 2 RCW'. These...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/77/5
Section of tiled wall
1880s-1940sSection of tiled wall featuring fragments of chrysanthemum border tiles around fragments of a central motif of stylised crown imperial tiles. The border tiles are machine pressed relief tiles with...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/78
Section of tiled wall
1880s-1940sThree sections of tiled wall. One featuring fragments of stylised crown imperial tile, one featuring teapot brown and turquoise glazed border tiles and one featuring a fragment of machine pressed...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/80
Tiles (dolphin design)
1880s-1992Four machine pressed relief tiles with stylised dolphin design with white and olive green detail on a celadon green ground. One of the four is a replica. This style of wall tile was typical of...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/81/1
Tiles (flower design)
1880s-1940sTwo machine pressed relief tiles featuring a stylised flower design with white and olive green detail on a celadon green ground. Inscribed on reverse, 'Minton Hollins and Co Patent Tile Works'. This...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/81/2
Tiles (fleur-de-lys design)
1880s-1992Machine 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 with original cement work still attached and the...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/81/3
Tiles (organic design)
1880s-1940sMachine 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 Sainsbury's new branches from the 1900s, they...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/81/4
Border tile
1880s-1940sBorder tile with a narrow band of coloured turquoise glaze over a machine pressed relief abstract design and a wide band of coloured brown crackle glaze over a flat base
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/81/7
Tiles (floral design)
1880s-1940sGeometric and stylised floral transfer-printed design under a colourless glaze. A raised inscription on the reverse includes the makers name, 'Minton, Hollins & Co Patent Tile Works Stoke on Trent'. ...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/82/3
Tiles (floral design)
1880s-1940sGeometric and stylised floral transfer-printed design under a colourless glaze. A raised inscription on the reverse includes the maker's name, 'MINTON, HOLLINS & Co PATENT TILE WORKS STOKE ON TRENT'....
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/85
Tiles (brown)
1880s-1940sSquare tile with a teapot brown coloured glaze. There is a raised inscription on the reverse, 'MINTON HOLLINS & Co PATENT TILE WORKS STOKE ON TRENT 2BD'. This tile was part of the house style used...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/86
Border tiles (brown)
1880s-1940sTeapot brown coloured glaze border tiles. The tiles have a raised inscription on the reverse side, 'Minton Hollins & Co'. These tiles were part of the house style used in Sainsbury's branches from...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/87
Tile (brown)
1880s-1940sEdging tile with a curved section and a teapot brown coloured glaze. This type of tile was used in Sainsbury's branches as part of the house style from the 1890s to the late 1940s.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/88
Tile (brown)
1880s-1940sSquare tile with a teapot brown coloured glaze. There is a raised inscription on the reverse, 'MINTON HOLLINS & Co PATENT TILE WORKS STOKE ON TRENT 2BD'. This tile was part of the house style used...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/89
Tile (floral design)
1880s-1940sGeometric and stylised floral transfer-printed design under a colourless glaze. A raised inscription on the reverse includes the (partially obscured) makers name, 'MINTON, HOLLINS & Co PATENT TILE...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/90
Border tile
1880s-1940sWhite rectangular border tile with a dark blue and light blue transfer-printed design under a colourless glaze. The tile features oval central designs with images of fruit and blossom surrounded by...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/92
Border tiles
1880s-1940sBorder tiles with a narrow band of coloured turquoise glaze over a machine pressed relief abstract design and a wide band of coloured brown glaze over a flat base. There is a raised inscription on...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/96/1
Tiles (chrysanthemum and leaf design)
1880s-1940sRectangular machine pressed relief border tile with main chrysanthemum and leaf design and floral borders. The tile has a blue coloured glaze ground with coloured glazes over the raised areas of the...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/96/2
Tile (stylised plant design)
1880s-1940sMachine pressed relief tile with a stylised plant design. The tile has a white and cream coloured glaze ground with a tan coloured glaze over the raised areas of the design. There is an inscription...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/98
Border tiles
1880s-1940sBorder tiles with a narrow band of coloured turquoise glaze over a machine pressed relief abstract design and a wide band of coloured brown glaze over a flat base. There is a raised inscription on...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/99
Tiles (dolphin design)
1880s-1940sGlazed machine pressed relief wall tiles. Three feature a stylised dolphin design in white and olive green detail on a celadon green ground and one features a stylised organic design in white and...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/100/1
Tile (floral design)
1880s-1940sGeometric and stylised floral transfer-printed design under a colourless glaze. A raised inscription on the reverse includes the makers name, 'MINTON, HOLLINS & Co PATENT TILE WORKS STOKE ON TRENT'. ...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/100/3
Tile (crown imperial design)
1880s-1940sCream glazed machine pressed relief tile with stylised crown imperial design. A typical example of the house style used to decorate many of Sainsbury's new branches from the 1890s until after World...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/100/4
Tiles (brown)
1880s-1940sSquare tiles with a teapot brown coloured glaze.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/102
'E. Boxall, Manager' name plate
[1880s-1940s]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 through holes in the glass. The plate would have...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/2/2/1
Images of branches
[c. 1880s-2003]Photographs and other images of Sainsbury's branches including interior and exterior images.
SA/BRA/7
Balham, London branches images
[1880s-1980s]SA/BRA/7/B/1
87-9 High Road, Balham branch images
[1880s]-1969SA/BRA/7/B/1/1
Images of unknown branches
[c. 1880s-2000s]These were originally part of the image subject files, and are largely duplicates of images in other parts of the collection. It was decided to get reduce this section by either disposing of...
SA/BRA/7/UNK
Early branch interior images
[c. 1880s-1950s]Black and white photographs, negatives and slide transparencies of interiors of counter and self service branches.
SA/BRA/7/UNK/1
Box of John James Sainsbury's shaving knives
[c. 1880-1928]A box containing a set of seven shaving knives each individually labelled with a day of the week. The box is covered with leather and has a small (2mm wide) criss-cross pattern present throughout the...
SA/FAM/1/2
John James Sainsbury luncheon case
[c. 1880-1928]A small brown leather briefcase with a single clasp, lock and key (still works) on the front. There is a spare key and the string that they are attached to states: 'JJS Luncheon case'. The other side...
SA/FAM/1/3
Packaging and products
[1880s-2013]Packaging and other items relating to packaging at Sainsbury's. This includes a large number of items of packaging for own-brand products, packaging designs, images of packaging, shopping bags, and...
SA/PKC
Shopping bags
[1880s-2000s]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 handles), plastic carrier bags, and PVC shopping...
SA/PKC/PAC/6
Paper bags
1880s-2000sExamples of paper bags given to customers hold products. See also Paper Carrier bags and other carriers and images of bags.
SA/PKC/PAC/6/1
Paper bags 1880s-1930s
1880-1940SA/PKC/PAC/6/1/1
Images of associated retailers
[1880s-1990s]SA/RET/1/IMA
Images of associated retailers
[1880s-1990s]Colour and black and white photographs, slide transparencies and negatives of associated stores e.g. Thoroughgoods, Coppen Bros. Many images of competitors are also included. Includes several photos...
SA/RET/1/IMA/1
Photograph of display in the meat department in Coppen Brothers shop [Richmond]
[1880s-1920s]Photograph showing staff behind counter of meat department with a display of meat hanging up including New Zealand Lamb and Ox Beef. Photograph is featured in JS Journal, November 1954 which states...
SA/RET/1/IMA/1/1
General items relating to Shaw's
[1880s-1990s]General items relating to Shaw's
SA/SUB/SHAW/1
Images of American stores
1880s-1920sBlack and white mounted photographs of American stores including a George C. Shaw's.
SA/SUB/SHAW/1/52
Guinea trade tokens
1882-1913Small trade tokens, made in imitation of the guineas of George III, issued between 1787-1800, and nicknamed 'spade guineas' from the shape of the shield on the reverse. These tokens are made of...
SA/MARK/ADV/1/3/1
Guinea trade tokens
1882-1913Copper alloy tokens with gold coating. 20 tokens have head profile and inscription ' J. SAINSBURY FOR BEST PROVISIONS' on one side and heraldic shield and inscription 'M.B.F.ET.H.REX...
SA/MARK/ADV/1/3/1/2
Guinea trade tokens
1882-1913Copper alloy tokens. All feature heraldic shield and inscription 'M.B.F.ET.H.REX.F.D.D.ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T.ET.E.1798' on one side and profile head and inscription 'J. SAINSBURY FOR BEST PROVISIONS' on...
SA/MARK/ADV/1/3/1/3
Advertising tokens
1882-1913Copper alloy tokens with a gold-coloured surface and a variety of head profiles and inscriptions. For example, some tokens have the inscription 'J.SAINSBURY PROVISION MERCHANT OPPOSITE WEST CROYDON...
SA/MARK/ADV/1/3/1/7
Shaw's newspaper advertisements
1882-1966Consists of advertisements for Shaw's stores, advertising products and prices and the opening of new stores.
SA/SUB/SHAW/1/37
35 London Road, Croydon branch images
[1884-1910s]SA/BRA/7/C/41/2
Image of [35 London Road], Croydon branch
[1884-1910s]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 archivist using photos of the building today...
SA/BRA/7/C/41/2/1
Shopping bag designs
[c. 1885]-2016SA/PKC/PAC/2/1
Construction, fitting out and repairs accounts
1886-1938SA/BRA/2/1/3
Fittings ledger
1886-1909Account book (with index) containing accounts relating to properties (mainly branches) for 1886 to 1909. This book is referred to as the 'Fittings Ledger' in the 'Fitting Expenses' books, and...
SA/BRA/2/1/3/1
London: Brondesbury (292/4 High Road) branch files
[c. 1888-1969]SA/BR/22/B/58
Image of the exterior of 87/89 High Road, Balham branch for "The Exchange Provision and Poultry Depot" poster
[1888-1910s]Image was used on paper bags for Sainsbury's Balham branch. According to 'JS Journal' December 1960 (back cover) the image was from one side of a Sainsbury's shopping list given to customers.
SA/BRA/7/B/1/1/1
Property financial records
1888-1980SA/FIN/9
Rate, rent and insurance books and ledgers
1888-1930SA/FIN/9/1
Shaw's material
1888-[1990s]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 His Work', a biography of Maynard Alton Davis,...
SA/SUB/SHAW/1/44
Shaw's material
1889-1999Includes: Advertising material. Information fact pack relating to Shaw's, list of officers and directors for Shaw's and its subsidiaries and press release relating to Sainsbury's investment in...
SA/SUB/SHAW/1/31
Specific Buildings
c. 1890s-2000sRelates to specific buildings at Head Office, e.g. Stamford House, Rennie House, Blackfriars factory, Tress House, Holborn and office layouts.
SA/BL/1
Clogs (protective footwear for factory kitchen workers)
[c. 1890-1916]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 alloy eyelets (laces missing) protected by a...
SA/BL/1/4
Material relating to Blackfriars (head office)
1890-1999Material related to Blackfriars including: training paperwork e.g. sample exams, photocopy of 1890 indenture of lease, 1978 Stamford House Christmas card signed by John Sainsbury, licenses for the...
SA/BL/1/6
Offices and department interior images
1890s-1970sBlack and white photographs, slide transparencies and negatives of office and department interiors and staff going about their duties.
SA/BL/IMA/11
Chair [for cashier]
[1890s-1940s]Wooden chair with a trapezium-shaped seat and four legs. The legs have been braced with six horizontal wooden bars. The seat of the chair is upholstered with brown [leather] and there is coarse...
SA/BR/1/229
Tile (arch pattern)
[1890s-1940s]Decorative border tile with a green and white crackle glaze and 'arch' pattern cut out within it. There is no inscription on the reverse.
SA/BR/1/245
Photograph of staff outside a Sainsbury's branch
[1890s-1930s]Branch window display features an advertisement for Sainsbury's New Grass Butter without salt for 1s. 10d. This image is identical to SA/BR/22/S/40/1/1.
SA/BR/10/IMA/1/1
Border tiles
[c. 1890-1940s]Glazed border tiles. Inscribed on reverse 'Minton China Works Stoke on Trent'.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/40
Border tile
[c. 1890-1940s]Glazed border tile. Inscribed on reverse 'Made in Belgium'.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/42
Tiles (triangular)
[c. 1890-1940s]2 pieces of triangular shaped glazed tile. Appear to be cut from a larger tile.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/43
Section of tiled wall
[c. 1890-1940s]2 fragments of glazed border tile. Attached to original cement work.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/44
Piece of counter top marble
[c. 1890-1940s]Piece of counter top marble.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/45
Tile (plant design)
1890s-1940sMachine pressed relief tile with a stylised plant design. The tile has a white and cream coloured glaze ground with a tan coloured glaze over the raised areas of the design. This tile is in the...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/64
Tiles (black)
[1890-1940]Black tiles. Possibly floor or counter tiles as surface is highly scratched and original glaze has been worn away.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/68
Fragments of tile
[c. 1890-1940s]Tile fragments.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/81/8
Section of tiled wall
[c. 1890-1940s]Consists of section of embossed cream tile, rectangular brown and turquoise and chrysanthamum border tiles. Attached to original cement work.
SA/BRA/1/9/1/1/101
Office screen ornamental woodwork
[c. 1890s-1940s]A carved, varnished wood pediment from the top of a screen that would have separated the office from the shop floor in an unidentified Sainsbury's branch. The pediment features a triangular design of...
SA/BRA/1/9/1/3/2
Customer service and facilities
[1890s-2000s]SA/BRA/5
Customer facilities
[1890s-2000]Papers, objects and images relating to facilities for customers such as baskets and trolleys; cash machines; and petrol stations. Includes publicity material
SA/BRA/5/7
Other facilities
[1890s-2000]Notices, barker cards, posters, images and objects relating to other facilities for customers.
SA/BRA/5/7/2
Carrying stick
[1890s-1970s]Cylindrical wooden stick with a groove at the centre around which is tied a piece of string. This stick was used to help customers carry parcels.
SA/BRA/5/7/2/5
Staff facilities and uniforms
[1890s-2004]Papers, objects and images relating to staff facilities and uniforms. This includes a large collection of staff uniforms and protective clothing, leaflets and other papers about staff accommodation...
SA/BRA/6
Staff uniforms
[1890s-2004]This series contains an extensive collection of staff uniforms, protective clothing, badges and other accessories. These include uniforms for staff working on the counter of a counter service shop,...
SA/BRA/6/4