SANDWICH AND DISTRICT GROWERS LTD

Records of Sandwich and District Growers Ltd.

List compiled December 1996/January 1997

CR SDG/AC1/1-8 Ledgers

CR SDG/AC2/1-7 Cash Books

CR SDG/AC4/1-20 Pass Books

CR SDG/AC6/1-28 Other Accounts

CR SDG/AC7/1 Bank statements

CR SDG/AC9/1-91 Invoices

CR SDG/AD2/1-32 General Administration Records

CR SDG/AD3/1-9 Labour Records

CR SDG/AD4/1-5 Premises Records

CR SDG/AD5/1-5 Materials Records

CR SDG/AD8/1-3 General Correspondence

CR SDG/CO2/1-5 Company Records

CR SDG/CO3/1-7 External Agreements

CR SDG/ET1/1-2 Records of experiments and trials

CR SDG/MP1/1 List of growers

CR SDG/P2/1 Brochure

CR SDG/PH2/1-2 Photographs

CR72/92

Records deposited in 1972 on permanent loan by Sandwich and District Growers Ltd

The Sandwich and District Growers Ltd, a horticultural co-operative marketing society, was formed in 1941 to assist local growers in the Kent area in the event that transport was disrupted by the war. Proper trading began in 1948 and membership and turnover steadily increased so that by the early 1960's annual sales were worth over £220,000. The co-operative marketed all types of produce apples, pears, cherries, plums, soft fruits, vegetables and other market produce. It's depot was at Grove Road, Preston 9 miles North East of Canterbury and included a fruit grading and packing room, a vegetable sorting and loading shed and a despatch department which possessed a fleet of 10-12 vehicles. Membership of the co-operative was open to growers who had a £5 shareholding but this was later increased to £50.