Workers at Hillside Nurseries ( located off the Stratford Road) pea picking 1920s. The nursery grew mainly tomatoes and cucumbers but also other vegetables. The market was set up in the 1800s and sold after World War II.
Bill Brain and Jack Barnes ploughing at Hillside Nursery.
The photo shows the cucumber greenhouse in c.1900, cucumbers were the main crop in the market garden. Left to Right: George Coles ( Junior), Dolly Coles his sister, Annie Coles ( George's wife), George Coles Senior ( the owner), others unknown.
Hillside Nurseries bought their first tractor just after the end of World War II. In the photograph: Mrs. Simms, Mrs. Coles and two land army girls
Perce James, the carter, who looked after the horses at Hillside Nurseries.
Cucumber houses at Hillside Nurseries. The greenhouses were heated by coal which was delivered by the truckload.