Ringtons has been blending the freshest tea and coffee for more than 100 years and boasts close links to Leeds. It was founded by city-born Samuel Smith with an initial £250 investment from his then business partner William Titterington. He managed to keep the business going through the two World Wars moving from horse drawn vans to motorised vehicles. The business delivers nowadays to more than 22,000,000 households across Britain. These images, plucked from the YEP archive and others published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service, tell the story of its links to Leeds. READ MORE: The story of a quirky Leeds pub LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
8. Ringtons
A Ringtons tea delivery van parked outside a an old row of rustic brick built terraced cottages in Middleton known locally as 'Top of the Town'. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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Ringtons visited your YEP at its Wellington Street headquarters in June 2007. Pictured is Graham Yeadon with a delivery van. | Matthew Page Photo: Matthew Page
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Share your memories of Ringtons with Andrew Hutchinson via email at: [email protected] or tweet him - @AndyHutchYPN | Tony Johnson Photo: Tony Johnson