The workers
At times Lainchburys
employed 100+ workers
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Larger images of some of the people who played a huge part in the success of the Lainchbury company over the years
Larger images of some of the people who played a huge part in the success of the Lainchbury company over the years
A group of Lainchbury's workers, Charles Lainchbury is on the left at the end whilst Arthur Lainchbury in on the right next to Mary Dunford.
Picture taken outside Kingham village hall opposite Lainchbury's works in 1939
Picture taken outside Kingham village hall opposite Lainchbury's works in 1939
Win McCabe wrote the following in 2006 (at the age of 85). Win is 4th from the left in the front row in the picture above
"I was living in a small village called Churchill in Oxfordshire, when war broke out I think we had all been expecting it, as Neville Chamberlain, the year before, had said “Peace in our time” which no one believed.
The call-up started for young men of 20 and a bit later girls of 20. We girls had a choice of going in to the ATS, WAAF, Land Army or munitions work. I chose munitions. I went to work at Lainchbury’s factory at Kingham, Oxfordshire.
I worked on shifts six until two, two until ten and ten until six. On night shift, we had the wireless on all night, we sang all night; it didn’t matter if you were out of tune as the machinery made such a noise".
You can read more about Winnie McCabe here
On the left is Ernest John Lainchbury (junior) and next to him David Lainchbury
On the left is Ernest John Lainchbury (junior) and next to him David Lainchbury
Workers outside the village hall. Behind vehicle Winnie McCabe and Joan Eden. Photograph kindly supplied by Terry Murfitt (Winnies son)
Maybe a coach trip? Only the two ladies in the front are dressed for work, Winnie McCabe and Eileen Tolley. (Photo Kindly supplied by Terry Murfitt)
Variation of a photograph further up this page, taken from a different angle outside the works. Winnie McCabe is 4th from from left front row, Eileen Tolley is kneeling (middle row far right), Vern Harding is in the back row. (Photo supplied by Terry Murfitt)
Left to right, Ernest J Lainchbury (junior), David Lainchbury, Charles E Lainchbury and Arthur W Lainchbury outside Kingham village hall.
Left to right, Ernest J Lainchbury (junior), David Lainchbury, Charles E Lainchbury and Arthur W Lainchbury outside Kingham village hall.
Left to right Frank watts, Charles Mole, Reg Hoverd, Bill Redgrave, Bill Gibson, Aubrey Cook
I am indebted to Graham Hoverd for supplying 3 missing names (now updated)
Outside the works (date unknown)
George Cook. Machine shop foreman.
Image supplied by John Mann
Charles Lainchbury, Muriel Matthews, Ernest Lainchbury Sen & Dot Long. When the school children were treated to a day at Weymouth to celebrate his birthday.
Picture kindly supplied by Barbara Timms.
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