Rail served Dairies

[Western6003]

Please can anyone identify the location of the dairy shown on page 10 of Barry Norman's book Designing A Layout. As my my scanner has decided to go on the blink I cannot put the photo on line. I've asked the Titfield Thunderbolt bookshop but they do not know the location.

[Karhedron]

I don't have the book but if you are able to find a digital copy of the photo I will be happy to take a look. Milk on the rails is a bit of an interest of mine.

[Dan Randall]

Please can anyone identify the location of the dairy shown on page 10 of Barry Norman's book Designing A Layout. As my my scanner has decided to go on the blink I cannot put the photo on line. I've asked the Titfield Thunderbolt bookshop but they do not know the location.

Express Dairy, Frome. Sadly, it was demolished years ago and the site is now a branch of Jewsons.

 

https://www.google.co.uk/search?client=tablet-android-samsung&biw=1280&bih=800&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=Vr2qWpPEJ8bQkwWJpJ_4Bw&q=Frome+station+photos&oq=Frome+station+photos&gs_l=mobile-gws-img.3...92462.103940..104779...1....173.1931.22j2..........1..mobile-gws-wiz-img.......0j30i10.nh95pGWVtCE%3D#imgrc=86RR_X3T4KY-LM:

 

 

Regards

 

Dan

Edited March 15, 2018 by Dan Randall

[Karhedron]

The dairy shows up quite nicely in this 1947 shot from the air.

 

https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/EAW005114

 

There is nothing there in this 1929 shot though.

 

https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/EPW027741

[Dan Randall]

Good find!

 

 

Regards

 

Dan

[Gordon A]

There were a number of rail served dairies on the GWR. It depends what you mean by a dairy.

Morton on the Marsh springs to mind. Also Chard.

 

A search of Google under "rail served dairies" comes with a lot of information.

 

Gordon A

[Karhedron]

There is a particularly good thread on rail-served creameries here from last year.

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/120441-branch-line-creameries/