rigsby:
Back in the mists of time ( 60s ) I recall a one lorry garage on the Knutsford/Warrington road about a couple of miles from the Poplars . There always seemed to be Smith of Eccles 4 wheelers there being repaired or serviced . Could have been an outbased driver or a subbie maybe , such a long time ago now , M6 wasn’t even built then .
How interesting you raise this point!! That location was a cousin of the original owner of the company and it was a way of looking after his poorer relatives, they carried out very good servicing work, however this carried on after the business was sold to TDG and wasn’t dclared!! Then when it was merged into Harris Road Service and discovered it didn’t make sense in gave a large workshop in a Trafford Park and dub work out. So we canceled the arrangements - youcan image the iritation this caused including letters being written to Sir James Duncan Chairman of a TDG who supported the actions taken.
So there you have it - from the horses mouth
Kenb