Basilbrush:
Lloyd Maunders was a regular run on a Friday for us. I used to ride shotgun with a driver & after running a couple of loads of barreners to a local plant, we used to wash out, load lambs & run down there from the old Ross on Wye market. I well remember chasing a couple of lambs down the road there one friday afternoon. I know it was a long time ago but I’m certain they had lines there for Cattle & Pigs as well as sheep back then.The day was long & hard but the target was to get back to North Petherton before the chip shop closed.
they did have cattle and pig lines , however I never saw them in use ( I only started running there in 2000 ) The cattle lairage was there unused and the pig line had been converted into storage space and a cutting room for the homekill
I believe they contracted out the beef and pork kill for their butchers shops
( some went to Burdens at Sturminster Newton ))