In 1908 several market gardeners in the Vale of Evesham formed their own society to do the buying and selling of their produce. Because the society bought in bulk at wholesale prices, members could obtain their seeds, fertilisers and implements cheaper, and because the society sold in bulk to the buyers, growers tended to receive better prices and steadier demand. The society was run by the members themselves through an elected committee. The administration and office routine was performed by full-time, paid staff.
This is a series of old photographs showing the work of Littleton and Badsey Growers (LBG) and its members. The pictures were kindly loaned to us by Les Grinnell. Captions and additional information were provided by Terry Sparrow and Tony Jerram. The pictures are divided into four sections -
Here are some sources for further information about LBG.
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also the article The Trusty Tractor.
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Click on any of the pictures to see a larger version and for more information.
The book A Brief History of Badsey and Aldington by T C Sparrow, 2002 (second edition), published by the Badsey Society.
The booklet The LBG Story by C A Binyon, edited by John H Bird, 1958, published by LBG Ltd, Badsey (now out of print).
The website for Blackminster Business Park includes a history of the site of LBG.
 Photographs of buildings in and around Badsey |
 Pairs of photographs show changes over 75 years |
