WC1 wrote:He's commemorated in the prize for Chemistry at the Grammar School prize-giving.
Why Chemistry?
He died in September 1996 so I think I must have been the (joint) last winner of this during his lifetime!
I afraid to say I didn't know anything about him until now, probably wrongly assuming he was a scientist. Facinating stuff though, tracing the origins of Argyll Foods up to its merger/takeover of and rebranding to Safeway.
On acquiring Allied Suppliers in 1982, Galbraith and Presto chains became part of the Argyll Foods group. Was Galbraith's on Main Street a chain shop - I always just assumed it was locally owned. Is this just conincidental?
In fact, I recognise the Presto brand - was Galbraith's actually a Presto?