gingerfold:
An interesting early 1950s street scene outside Buchannan’s Mills at East Float, Birkenhead. Opened in 1894 Buchannan’s was flattened in bombing raids of 1941. Rebuilt, the flour milling and animal feeds complex became part of the Rank’s empire.
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Hi Graham, Great picture of East Float Birkenhead, Proper sacks of flour or animal feed on the Bedford artic.
The Birkenhead Corporation Leyland PD2 bus has bodywork by Massey Bros of Pemberton, Wigan, their factory,
later to become Northern Counties Coachbuilders, is just 600 yards/metres from where I live. Part of the mill
on the left still exists, converted into high quality apartments overlooking East Float Dock, just off the picture
to the left. Regards, Ray Smyth.