Aerial view of the Ripley branch.

The white building in the central foreground was the Gibbs showroom in Ripley, Surrey. The workshops were located to the rear of the building. COLES OF BRACKNELL Gibbs acquired the firm Coles of Bracknell, Berkshire on 1st February 1947. Thi…

January 14, 2016

Ryde House School

The Ripley branch was built on the site of Ryde House School.

January 14, 2016

Early photograph of the Ripley site circa 1940's.

January 14, 2016

Ripley showroom in the 1980's.

Gibbs opened a branch of the firm in Ripley, Surrey in 1938. This branch specialised in agricultural equipment and designing and installing irrigation systems; in 1948 they won the contract to supply a new irrigation system for the White City stadiu…

October 23, 2015