This certificate, dated 1915, shows that Joseph Webb, Snr was the holder of the first five shares in the Mickleton and District Farmers and Market Gardeners' Co-Operative Association, Ltd. We haven't been able to find any information about this organisation so please contact us if you can add more.
This was taken on Mr Webb's market garden land off Canada Lane. The railway track and one of the wagons used to transport produce to the packing sheds, can be clearly seen. The man on the left has been identified as Mr Loynes.
These men all worked for market gardener, Joseph Webb. From left to right, they have been identified as : John Hopkins (father of the John who provided this image), Frank Clark, Jim Harper, Percy Powell, Johnnie Farmer.
These people all worked for Joseph Webb and are photographed here outside the Block 21 greenhouses on Canada Lane. This block were the last built up the Lane, on the left hand side, and, as the name suggests, there were 21 of them! The only person identified, to date, is John Richard Hopkins who is ...
Ann Cole and her sister going to Coventry market in the 1920s ( from Hillside Nurseries).
Joan Coles ( Mrs. Sheppard) in middle, Mrs. Sheppard's mother ( Chrissie Coles) and her father in law George Coles in front. Hillside Nursery was located at Stratford Road, Mickleton. The original owners were George and Anne Coles ( Joan's grandparents).
Left to Right: Bill Brain, Charlie Cowley, Bill Coles ( brother of George), George Alliborne, Ray Cowley, Maurice Smith ( from Ilmington), George Cowles Owner ( Grandfather of Joan Sheppard), Jack Barnes
The lorry was the first one purchased by Hillside Nursery to take the produce to Coventry market.
Left to Right: Chrissy Coles ( mother of Joan Cole), Joan Coles ( later Sheppard), Diane Coles ( Joan's sister) and Freda Brain ( later wife of Barlow Stanley)
Hillside Nursery was set up by Joan Coles ( later Sheppard) grandfather, George Coles. They moved to Mickleton when Joan's father was 6 or 7. Workers Left to Right front: Bill Brain ( Rose Cottage), Charlie Cowley, Bill Coles ( a miner in Wales), George Alibone, Ray Cowley ( brother of George Cowley), Reg Read Left to Right ...
Anne Coles, Georrge Coles wife, and her sister on the back of the lorry. They were taking produce from Hillside Nursery to Coventry market in the 1920s. George Cole was the owner.
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.