Some of the designs for the tea bags are soo fancinating how they think of these designs is inspirational i love thinks which are daint and pretty alot like a china cup! i would love to design a range of these for a coffee shop!








History of the Bakery

Devonshire Bakery Ltd. is a family run business which was started at the turn of the last century in Porter Street, Runcorn, by Fred Crowther, great grandfather of the present managing director. He was a farmer as well as baker. In those days the bread was delivered by a horse-drawn cart!

In 1928 the Edinburgh Arms was purchased in Devonshire Square, Runcorn, and was named the Devonshire Cafe. This eventually combined a shop, cafe, bakery and ballroom, the latter being the renowned local venue for 'the Dev' dances and wedding receptions. Fred's two sons, Cyril and Reg, joined him in the business with Reg ultimately becoming the sole owner.

In 1953 the second Reg (now retired) ran the business after completing his national service. The ballroom was closed not long after and the business became The Devonshire Bakery.

In the early seventies the Development Corporation put a compulsory purchase order on the premises to make way for a bus route through the Old Town and in November 1973 the business moved to Frodsham where it continues to be the Head Office, shop and main bakery site where all the production takes place. In the mid eighties a cake studio was added to the Frodsham shop and there are currently two additional shops at Weaverham and Runcorn.

Robert Crowther, the Managing Director and great grandson of the original owner now runs the business.


This map shows where there is current vintage coffee shops not many really i dont think!! unless they have not got there business online which also is a factor.
















I LOVE BETTYS IN HARROGATE this has been the inspiration for the subject choice really when i went in old ladies were sat in raincoats and hair nets eating their freshly ade scones with a cup of tea then i noticed all the bags for life illustrated with the bettys logo and the original designs on the locally made jams etc.. IN LOVE.. i thought its a real shame to replace these with such shops like the modern version for eg starbucks costa coffee!

After being so drawn by these images and the whole atmosphere of the place i decided to look more into a rebrand or different ways of packaging and products to package around the coffee shops.


Unfortunatley i couldnt find anything on a bakery i knew as a child called currals in warrington it is quite famous around my area and i remember as a child stood in the shop where i found an open door and it was like something from my imagination a little factory making the pies and pasties and cakes my mum was about to purchase it was fantastic ever since i still stand in the doorway watching the ladies and gents with their white cap and gowns making the pies it was fantastic!!