Thursday, 3 September 2009

Tea time

I went to see my Grandma today to watch the video featuring my Granddad tea tasting. It's great! I found out a lot about his career with the Co-op and how he progressed from a mail-room boy aged 14 to head tea taster and being involved in the commercial development of the teabag.

I was also lucky enough to have been given the Wedgwood commemorative plate my grandparents were presented with to celebrate 100 years of Co-operative tea manufacture. They really were pioneers of Fair Trade.

The original Co-Operative head office in Leman St, LondonThe purpose built tea factory at CreweA tea clipperTea pickers
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3 comments:

  1. Laura4 September 2009 at 06:13

    your grandfather sounds like he was the kind of person whose natural curiosity and intelligence helped him discover things that, in turn, helped a lot of people. i shall never have another cup of tea made with a teabag without thinking of him. thanks for sharing.

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  2. Phirefly4 September 2009 at 08:13

    What a lovely sentiment. Thank you!

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  3. My blog is called Jelly....11 September 2009 at 03:15

    The illustrations and colours are lush x

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