Hartleys Jams & Preserves had a large factory on Long Lane, Aintree.
For reasons that escape me right now, it was known as Hartleys Village.
It may have been a similar situation to Port Sunlight village across the
River Mersey, where Lord Leverhulme built his enormous soap factory,
and also decent housing for his employees. This Hartleys lorry, possibly
a Leyland, is loading oranges from Spain, for the production of marmalade.
From memory, ships bringing goods from Spain usually unloaded at Queens
Dock, known locally as “The Spanish Berth”. Ray Smyth.
