Photograph of emergency shop
[1939-1945]The photograph shows a Sainsbury's emergency shop set up outside a bombed building. It was one of two vans used to serve customers when a Sainsbury's branch was unable to trade normally following...
SA/WAR/2/IMA/1/10
Shaw's model van
1996Die-cast metal model of a 1938 Chevrolet delivery van featuring the Shaw's livery. The van is green and bears Shaw's slogans, 'FINE QUALITY Shaws SINCE 1860', and, 'Shaws HOME DELIVERY'. There is a...
SA/SUB/SHAW/1/11
'JS Journal', November 1957
Nov 1957Front cover features a picture of a till at the new Paddington self service store. Paddington branch opens as a self service store (includes pictures of the illuminated ceiling and raised office) pgs...
SA/SC/JSJ/11/11
'JS Journal', August 1957
Aug 1957Mr James Sainsbury elected new Chairman of the London Provision Exchange (includes picture) pgs 1; Exhibition stand at the Royal Agricultural Society of England at the Norfolk show ground (includes...
SA/SC/JSJ/11/8
'JS Journal', June 1954
Jun 1954Front cover features a before and after picture o 179 Walthamstow after being redesigned. 'The 'all-glass' look for branches (includes picture of 101 Golders Green) pg 1; Sainsbury's vehicle fleet by...
SA/SC/JSJ/8/3
'JS Journal', February 1954
Feb 1954Transport department (includes pictures of delivery vans at Victoria branch, Blackfriars, St Albans branch) pgs 1-11; Implications of the White Paper on decontrol of food by F. W. Salisbury pgs 21-24;...
SA/SC/JSJ/8/1
Photograph outside of Norwich House, Streatham 1977 - men with cases stepping out of van on street
1977SA/REG/OFF/4/1/4
Press releases, 2009
2009December 16 UK's first police training centre opens at Sainsbury's store in Barkingside December 3 Sainsbury’s to launch the ‘world’s largest fleet of electric vans’ November 20 Sainsbury's...
SA/PR/2/1/44
Sainsbury's safety matches box - a ford delivery van 1921
1980sSA/PKC/PRO/2/4/3/4/8/4
Advertising material, 1940-46
May 1940-May 1946Includes: table listing the advertising spaces booked in the Evening News, Standard and Star newspapers, with details of the column inches taken up in each publication and pencil annotations...
SA/MARK/ADV/4/1/16
Press Advertisements and Notices, 1933
1933Includes advertisements of products, prices, branch openings, delivery vans and scotch beef from the royal Balmoral farms. Branches opened or extended are: Woking (High Street); Farnham (The Borough);...
SA/MARK/ADV/1/1/1/1/1/6/15
Press Advertisements and Notices, 1931-33
1931-1933Includes advertisements of products, prices, branch openings, Morris light vans (Sainsbury logo), reward notice concerning impersonation of staff and Cambridge hostel for staff. Branches opened or...
SA/MARK/ADV/1/1/1/1/1/6/14
Memoranda about Matchbox model vintage van
23 May 1990Internal memos from Miss B. Williams [Company Archivist/Historian] to Mr C. Leaver regarding the production of 1930s Matchbox model vintage van, including further information on its availability for...
SA/FAM/5/28/5
Images of motorised bulk delivery vehicles
1930s-1990sBlack and white photographs, slide transparencies and negatives of motorised depot - to - branch delivery vans and delivery staff.
SA/DEP/TRAN/IMA/3
Images of vehicles
1890s-1990sIncludes images of Sainsbury's vehicles from horse drawn vans to refrigerated lorries.
SA/DEP/TRAN/IMA/1
Model vans
[1990s]Contains the following die-cast vintage model vans decorated in Sainsbury's livery: Horse drawn removal van Y-19 Morris Cowley van (1929) Sentinel steam wagon (1931) Mack canvas back truck...
SA/DEP/TRAN/12
Transport material
[c. 1930s-1990s]Includes: Copies of magazines featuring articles on transport and Sainsbury's. Statistic and information relating to Sainsbury's transport e.g. cost of horse feed, cycle repairs and motorised...
SA/DEP/TRAN/7
Transport material
[c. 1930s-1990s]Includes: Drivers' handbooks and standing instructions. Two postcards and one photograph of early delivery vans. J.S. Drivers Club membership cards and Transport and General Workers Union...
SA/DEP/TRAN/4
Data on Bedford 5 and 6 ton vans
13 Jun 1958One outsize sheet featuring drawings and specifications for Bedford 5 and 6 ton vans.
SA/DEP/TRAN/3
Image of 4/5 High Street, Oxford branch driver and Morris delivery van
[1930s]SA/BRA/7/O/4/1/5