On a genealogy website someone was asking if Newboulds was a Notts or Derby bakers.
Wasn't Newboulds also baked in Sheffield?

On a genealogy website someone was asking if Newboulds was a Notts or Derby bakers.
Wasn't Newboulds also baked in Sheffield?

I worked in a Bank in Hillsborough in 1960-63 and I'm pretty sure Newboulds bakery paid in to us and was situated reasonably nearby.

I worked in a Bank in Hillsborough in 1960-63 and I'm pretty sure Newboulds bakery paid in to us and was situated reasonably nearby.

Newboulds Bakery was based on Penistone Rd just before the Swimming baths was still a bakery up to quite recently.

Yes it was on Penistone rd .Was later sunblest . Recently demolished.

If I remember correctly Fletchers bakery was at the corner of Beulah Road and Penistone Road.

Next door was Pickups who made Tizer drink there and then next to Pickups was Newbould's Bakery opposite to The Victoria Hotel.

One or two of the lads would come across to the Vic for a quick half, thirsty work that baking, I guess.

Happy Days!

If I remember correctly Fletchers bakery was at the corner of Beulah Road and Penistone Road.

Next door was Pickups who made Tizer drink there and then next to Pickups was Newbould's Bakery opposite to The Victoria Hotel.

One or two of the lads would come across to the Vic for a quick half, thirsty work that baking, I guess.

Happy Days!

That was as has been idetified by others Newboulds which preceded Sunblest!
Fletchers was on Claywheels Lane.

Kensimmo

Where was Fletchers bakery before they moved to Claywheels Lane?



Happy Days!

Fletchers 800 Penistone Road
Scrounging a drink of Tizer, the proper stuff with bits in on the way back from Rivelin, from the little window at the side of the Tizer factory, they were the days.

In the yard at the Tizer factory was a pile of bottles that did not make the grade for re-filling.
We used to sneak in and salvage the ones that looked OK and take them back for a refund.
The would maybe have a chip out of the neck but the shopkeeper did not object.
Do you remember the Threaded stopper with the red rubber washer?

Retep

Thanks retep, I thought my memory hadn't failed me.

My mother used to do house chores for old man Fletcher when he lived near the top of Broughton Road which is fair opposite to where Fletchers Bakery used to be before it moved to Claywheels Lane.

By the way Sweetdexter you still haven't given me my share of the money from the returned Tizer bottles.

Happy Days

John Newbould & Son Ltd bakers was at the side of Fletchers, so looks likely they took over the premises when Fletchers moved.

i worked for newbolds bread 39 years ago as a van lad

I worked their aswell,as a van lad,and it was great.I went to Nottingham every day.Every day was a new adventure.The boy's,and girls of today cannot imagine what a thrill it was for us lad's being a van-lad.

What about The Don Bakery on Proctor Place that belonged to Newboulds.They made the best teacakes ever.

Is Simpkins sweets still there?

I worked their aswell,as a van lad,and it was great.I went to Nottingham every day.Every day was a new adventure.The boy's,and girls of today cannot imagine what a thrill it was for us lad's being a van-lad.

I was a van-lad for Fletchers and as you say it was a wonderful experience.
It certainly brought a once reserved boy out of his shell and made me a more worldly-wise person.

Just been reading through some old threads and was interested in the van lads at Newboulds. I wondered if anyone new my Dad, Stanley, he worked there for about 40 years. Sadly, he died 23 years ago. Would love to hear from anyone who new him.

There was a Newboulds Bakery in Dick Lane Bradford when I was a kid 30 odd years ago. It was taken over by Mothers Pride.

There was a Newboulds Bakery in Dick Lane Bradford when I was a kid 30 odd years ago. It was taken over by Mothers Pride.


It was the other way round Allied bakeries who owned Newboulds bakery took over Mothers Pride

There was a Newboulds Bakery in Dick Lane Bradford when I was a kid 30 odd years ago. It was taken over by Mothers Pride.


It was the other way round Allied bakeries who owned Newboulds bakery took over Mothers PrideOk someone took the Newboulds signs down and put Mothers Pride up but it was Newboulds first as I remember it. In fact it was Sunblest somewhere down the line too.

Newboulds (Sunblest) Sammy & Susie where there on all their advertising.A pleasent pair they were.
Garfield Weston (A Canadian millionaire) owned all of Sunblest,Westons Biscuits,Burtons Biccys,and loads of other food manufacturing companies,all over the world.

Scotty,the manager when I was at Newbould was a bad ass mofo,and could get a bit mad at times with us vanlads.He used to put the fear of God up me I can tell you.Naa did not cross him many times.

On a genealogy website someone was asking if Newboulds was a Notts or Derby bakers.
Wasn't Newboulds also baked in Sheffield?

I worked at Sunblest in Sheffield for 37 years and I was part of the history of AB Sheffield the Newbolds name was aquired by Sunblest around 1959 and there was also a second bakery in Bradford which survived until it was flattened in 2000.The confusion with Notts Derby may be the expansion of Sunblest who aquired all the plant bakeries across the UK in the 1960s their main achievement has been that there are no bakeries left but for four or five core bakeries around the country and no worthwhile product leaders.n I started as a drivers mate circa 1960 and left as site manager reporting to a general manager at the Nottingham bakery

I worked at Newboulds Dick Lane Bradford for several years in the late 50/60s
we had 100 vans Ford Thames 4Ds and Ford Pilots . I think Scottie at Sheffield branch was ex Bradford , i remember the lovely pork and egg pies from Davys Sheffield , we used to take a full one into the pub after work on a Friday night and share it with the locals , talk about early start my mate and me were walking up the yard at 4-00 christmas eve morning coming towards us was Leonard Chambers area sales manager who nearly lived there he put so many hours in , his remark "where have you been till this time" he was knicknamed "slick" .
The hours we put in on the bread job sometimes 15 hours a day , could you see guys doing that nowadays, i enjoyed every minute 70 calls a day first one 5-30 in the wholesale green market in Bradford . Supervisors put in more hours than us ...it was a great time ...would do it again ..halcyon days .
Peter 35 journey.

my husband worked for newbolds then it changed to sunblest he left in 1967

Wasnt Bassetts alsorts in Beulah Road somewhere near to Newboulds (Sunblest) and Tizer pop , does anyone remember Davys pie manufacturer, they were bought out by our old friend Garfield Weston , it was a Sheffield company , we were supposed to be bread men but sold everything else , Burtons Biscuits , Wagon wheels , Jammy dodgers, even Brawn (ugh). That was a bit dodgy after a few days in the van , nice to remember , ex Bread man Newboulds Bradford.

eccoray--baldass
your comments about van boys are very true i started as one at tuffnells in mary st 1952 and was taught a lot by a number of drivers i worked with at 17 taught to drive with the aid of a 12 inch ruler you soon learned not to make errors in your driving Iwent back in 60 after been in forces and a spell on the buses and was glad to be back I wonder if any of the lads are still around it is a pity that firms dont have lads nowadays it taught us discipline and respect and not to be afraid of hard work

my husband worked for newbolds then it changed to sunblest he left in 1967

The surname of one of the blokes from Newboulds was Hillaby or was it Hillarby?

When my husband worked at sunblest don greenup was the manager brian ward norman spurr alan hacket brian turner is a few names i remember who worked with him

i worked at sun blest it was in the middel of summer we used to pack breadcakes and it was so hot i felt like fainting we used to finish at 2 oclock in the summer i only stayed there 3 months could not stand the heat it changed to allied bakeries far a while then closed down