On 7th Jun 2023 9:35am, Blueleader said:
On 11th May 2023 5:09pm, lolipop said:
Bobby Savage`s was in Argyle St taken over by Mothers Pride around the mid to late 50`s. I started there in 61 and it was MP then.
Eventually they moved to Stonebridge Highway (Rowley Rd) that was at the time the most modern bakery in Europe.
When Savages had horses & carts the stables were in a street that ran between St Osburg's and Brays Lane. Eventually the stables became the workshop for the vans.
Suttons was in Maudsley Rd which was Sunblest owned by Allied Bakeries. Before that, if I can remember what my Dad told me, it was Crown and before that Nixies.
I worked as a Saturday vanlad from the new bakery in Rowley Road. I worked with Alec Guy. My dad was despatch supervisor (Arthur Osborne). He worked for Bobby Savage and moved to the new Bakery. The stables were in St Agatha's Road and these became the garage for the vans. Still there today.
Alec Guy was my Uncle, I went with him for a couple of weeks on his round in Radford to see if I liked the job, on £4.6s 0p a week with Thursday off. Left and went to Suttons because they offered me 15 bob a week more. Showing my age now.
