Cadbury’s 30kg edible masterpiece reveals what it was like in the company’s very first chocolate shop… as the company celebrates 200 years since John Cadbury set up shop

Cadbury’s has recreated their very first chocolate store to mark the company’s 200th anniversary.

Cadbury World, in Bournville, Birmingham, unveils an impressive recreation of the original 1824 Bull Street shop, made purely from Cadbury chocolate.

The edible masterpiece recreates the first store John Cadbury opened at 93 Bull Street in Birmingham.

Measuring 85cm tall and weighing 30kg – which is the equivalent of 667 standard Cadbury Dairy Milk bars – it took the talented chocolatiers five days to create the beautiful chocolate shop.

Every element of the creation is made by hand – from the cobblestones to the cobblestones to the bricks of the building.

The masterpiece was created by chocolatiers Donna Oluban and Dawn Jenks, who worked with milk and white chocolate to delicately handcraft each edible element.

John Cadbury was originally a tea merchant and coffee roaster, but he also sold hops, mustard, patent cocoa and cocoa nibs.

To lure wealthy customers in, the store was the first in Birmingham to have plate glass windows with mahogany frames that John is said to have cleaned every day.

The store had attractive displays including Chinese vases and oriental figurines displaying black and green tea.

Fast forward to 2024 and the intricate work of Cadbury World’s chocolatiers reflects these iconic details – from 43 individually wrapped miniature bars of the original Cadbury Dairy Milk bars in the display window to the large front door and artwork displayed in the display window. .

To mark the reopening of the newly renovated Bournville Experience in March, the impressive creation will be on display for visitors to enjoy.

The family experience has undergone a revamp as part of Merlin Entertainments’ ongoing £8 million investment in the attraction this year.

Guests will have the opportunity to discover the heritage behind the Cadbury brand and discover the Quaker ethos of the Cadbury family and how Bournville Village was built.

Pictured: What the Cadbury store on Bull Street in Birmingham looked like in the 1880s

The edible masterpiece recreates the first store John Cadbury opened at 93 Bull Street in Birmingham

It took the talented chocolatiers five days to create the beautiful chocolate shop

The recreation of the storefront features miniature reconstructions of Cadbury’s old chocolate bars

Cadbury’s has recreated their very first chocolate store to mark the company’s 200th anniversary

The new Bournville Experience also includes the Gill Cocks Collection, which includes more than 1,000 unique Cadbury memorabilia, as well as busts of George and Richard Cadbury and artefacts from the company’s early days.

Commenting on the Bull Street Shop chocolate creation and the new Bournville Experience, Colin Pitt, Education and Heritage Center Manager, said: ‘We are always so impressed with the stunning creations that our chocolatiers create here at Cadbury World, and with such an important milestone year this had to be extra special for the brand.

‘We are proud of the Cadbury story and guests of all ages really enjoy learning about the brand’s heritage here at the attraction, so what better way to celebrate 200 years of Cadbury than with a return to where it all started.’

Guests will soon experience the brand new Cadbury Chocolate Quest ride, a newly themed interactive Have a Go zone and an enhanced Advertising Avenue.

Guests can also currently experience the 4D Chocolate Adventure zone and chocolate making demonstrations.

In 1921, the first Cadbury logo to appear was based on the signature of then director William Cadbury. But it wasn’t until 1960 that the logo appeared on other chocolate bars

Every element of the creation is made by hand – from the cobblestones to the cobblestones to the bricks of the building

Cadbury received a royal warrant from the monarch in February 1854, making the company the official cocoa and chocolate producers for the monarch

To mark the reopening of the newly renovated Bournville Experience in March, the impressive creation will be on display for visitors to enjoy

For more than 100 years, Cadbury’s chocolate has been wrapped in distinctive purple wrappers.

The confectionery giant has been using the color since 1914, when it was introduced as a tribute to Queen Victoria.

Cadbury received a royal warrant from the monarch in February 1854, making the company the monarch’s official cocoa and chocolate producers.

The entire Dairy Milk range became purple and gold in 1920.

Fans of the iconic chocolate have often pondered the meaning of the glass and a half of milk motif that adorns the packaging.

But far from a veiled boast about how much milk John Cadbury could drink in one sitting, the symbol actually refers to the way milk is put into each half-pound bar.