1959: Joyce Matthews coaxes some turkeys down the 16th century staircase of Great Witchingham Hall in NorfolkPhotograph: Albanpix Ltd/Rex Features1970s: On the stairs at Great Witchingham HallPhotograph: PR1979: Bernard Matthews holding a 30lb turkey outside No 10 Downing StreetPhotograph: PA Wire
1980s: Bernard Matthews steps back from the day-to-day running of the turkey empire he createdPhotograph: Albanpix Ltd/Rex Features1983: Bernard Matthews feeding a turkeyPhotograph: Alamy1989: Bernard Matthews in NorfolkPhotograph: Alamy1990: Bernard Matthews at his home in NorfolkPhotograph: Rex Features1991: Bernard Matthews at Great Witchingham HallPhotograph: Glenn Copus / Evening Standard/Rex Features1995: Bernard Matthews stands outside house in NorfolkPhotograph: Rex Features2000: Bernard Matthews at Great Witchingham Hall, Norfolk, BritainPhotograph: Alban Donohoe/Rex Features2003: Cherie Blair accepts a 22lb turkey from Norfolk turkey farmer, Sir Bernard Matthews, at 10 Downing Street, on behalf of the British turkey industryPhotograph: Fiona Hanson/PA2010: Turkeys on Bernard Matthews free-range turkey farm, NorfolkPhotograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian
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