This photograph shows Reginald Bridewell (Reg), Master Baker, with his bakery van outside the business's first address on the corner of Main Street and Victoria Avenue, around 1935. Reg was the original owner of this family business. Not long aft...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1935

Image from about 1935, this bakery was on the corner of Main Street and Victoria Avenue. The site was leased from Hopwood's by the Bridewell family. On the far left is Reginald (Reg) Bridewell with his young son Maurice. His son-in-law Ron Siegel ...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1930

Image from about mid 1950's, when Bridewell's Bakery operated from 729 Main Street, Terrace End. The bakery was a family owned business.

Shown on the left is Reginald (Reg) Bridewell, the original owner and Master Baker from London, born in Wiltsh...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1950

This image shows a collection of objects pertaining to Reginald (Reg) Bridewell, Master baker, the original owner of Bridewell's Bakery.

The medals were awarded to Reg from London for Best Loaf of Bread 1919, 1921 and 1924. The photograph shows R...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Manawatū

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24th December 1965 "An early riser, Miss R. Sykes, who was awake at 5 a.m., is seen already loaded with Christmas shopping at 8.45 a.m."

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 24, 1965

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 24th December 1965 "Christmas shoppers crowded this bakery shop at 8.30 a.m. today buying holiday bread and small goods. The shop staff were literally run off their feet."

Creator:      Manawatū Evening Standard
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          December 24, 1965

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 19 July 1958, page 13: "On this man's shoulders rests the responsibility of ensuring that the mix which is in the dough-mixing machine is perfectly balanced. Mr. P. Nor...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Corner of Cuba and Bourke Street, Palmerston North
Date:          July 19, 1958

This image was taken for a story that ran in The Manawatu Evening Standard on 18 July 1958, page 6: "Miss B. Anderson and the children of Standard 3, Linton School, who were escorted through the Boniface Bakery by Mr. J. Pritchard. The children we...

Creator:      Manawatu Evening Standard
Place:          Corner of Cuba & Bourke Street, Palmerston North
Date:          July 18, 1958

A cake baked and decorated by local baker Archie Cooper of Huntley Coopers for the C. M. Ross and Co Ltd jubilee celebrations in 1933.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          4 The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          1933

Darrach’s Store at Apiti was also the local Post Office. The shop was purchased by Stephens in 1902. From left: L Bagnell; - James, Manager; N. Gill; Roy Hooper; D. Paterson; D. Prince; Charlie Jacobsen on cart.

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Apiti, Manawatu
Date:          1896 to 1900

The Consumers' Co-Operative (Manawatu) Ltd had stores all over Palmerston North, including grocery stores in Broadway, Cuba Street, West End, Takaro, Terrace End, Milson, Russell Street, Featherston Street and Albert Street and butcheries in Broad...

Creator:      Elmar Studios, 459 Main Street, Palmerston North
Place:          Terrace End?, Palmerston North
Date:          1940s

In 1916 John Boniface purchased the small bakery and confectionery business of W J Everett on the corner of Cuba and Lombard Streets. He was joined by his brother Amos in 1918 when he returned from World War One. From that time the business devel...

Creator:      Unknown
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1930s

This store and bakery which used the trade name ‘IXL’ was situated in The Square, between Rangitikei Street and Coleman Place. The man on horseback in the centre of the photograph is Mr James Carroll, owner of the Clarendon Hotel on the corner of ...

Creator:      George W Shailer [?]
Place:          The Square, Palmerston North
Date:          circa 1890 to circa 1895

Timetable of the bus, baths and library services provided by the Palmerston North City Council in 1947. Also bus timetable on rural routes provided by Madge Motors.

Creator:      Palmerston North City Council
Place:          Palmerston North
Date:          1947